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Showing 491500 of 57087 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 26-1-2023 n° 21-18.653 FB

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency's actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the soc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending registration or cancellation

Article R123-263

Any corrections or additions to the information provided for in articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-261, as well as the following additional information, shall be entered in the National Register of Compani…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-26

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may, on its own initiative, rule under an accelerated procedure in the following cases:1° The applicant has presented false ident…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acquisition of French nationality by descent

Article 21

Simple adoption has no automatic effect on the nationality of the adopted person.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions for import and export.

Article 21

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

In the absence of a collective agreement at branch or company level setting guarantees for the development of employees' pay during maternity leave and following such leave that are at least as favour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-26

The support unit must have the necessary resources to enable it to fulfil its role. One or more employees may provide support, with the agreement of the employer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-26

In the cases provided for in l'article L. 2221-7, the director of a public service company responsible for the operation of an industrial and commercial public service or the chairman of the board of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-26

Each year, as part of the preparation of the budget of the Corsican regional authority, the president of the economic, social, environmental and cultural council draws up a project relating to the app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Checks on collective protection equipment and installations

Article R4412-26

The results of the checks provided for in this sub-section are recorded under the conditions laid down in Article D. 4711-2.

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