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Showing 64216430 of 23953 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 14-11-2007 n° 06-17.412

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-12

At least fifteen days before the date of the consultation, the employer shall notify the employees of the draft agreement and the organisational arrangements defined in application of article R. 2232-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article D811-40-1

The financial situation provided for in Article L. 811-11is sent by the national council to the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31-2

I.-In response to duly justified requests submitted on a case-by-case basis by Europol within the limits of its responsibilities and for the accomplishment of its missions, the department referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment

Article R6152-706

The contract shall specify : 1° The qualifications of the practitioner concerned ; 2° The nature of the duties performed as well as the service obligations incumbent upon the practitioner expressed in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-10

A foreign national with health insurance who provides proof of either having held a temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student" issued on the basis of articles L. 422-1, L. 4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Production and discussion of evidence

Article 326

Where a witness summoned fails to appear, the court may, on the application of the public prosecutor or even of its own motion, order that the witness be immediately brought before the court by the fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-17

The conditions for the application of this section are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular: 1° The buildings and products and materials concerned; 2° The procedures for carry…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9-2

In the event of a portfolio transfer ordered pursuant to 14° of I of article L. 612-33 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, any part of the rights of policyholders, contract holders, members and…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-3

When a contracting entity publishes a periodic indicative notice, it shall communicate to candidates who so request the technical specifications that it usually includes or intends to include in contr…

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

Article R432-5

A resident permit may be withdrawn and replaced ipso jure by a temporary residence permit in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a resident permit, may not be subject to a deportat…

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