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Showing 65416550 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-38

Any modification made by the manufacturer or importer to machinery or personal protective equipment in respect of which an EC type-examination certificate has been issued shall be notified to the body…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Action for subsidies

Article 342-7

The judgment awarding the subsidies creates between the debtor and the beneficiary and, where applicable, between each of them and the parents or spouse of the other, the impediments to marriage regul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-3

In the event of a life-threatening emergency and notwithstanding the last paragraph of article L. 1221-4, the conditions for application of the first paragraph of article L. 1221-4 may be defined by t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Valuation of public property by the holder of the partnership contract

Article L2233-3

Where leases are granted by the holder for a term exceeding that of the partnership contract, the conditions for the purchaser to take over the lease must be the subject of an agreement between the pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-38

If the employer is notified of an administrative attachment by a third party relating to a debt not guaranteed by the Treasury's lien, in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-3

Where provisional execution has not been requested, or if, having been requested, the judge has omitted to rule, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as so…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Judicial review.

Article L1333-3

Where the sanction contested is dismissal, the provisions of this chapter do not apply.In this case, the industrial tribunal will apply the provisions relating to challenges to irregularities in dismi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article R2312-3

The members of the Social and Economic Committee or, where applicable, of the Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee may ask to see all the books, registers and non-nominative documents requi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-3

The registration of a trademark shall be declared invalid by court decision or by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, pursuant to Article L. 411-4, if th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Composite insurance undertakings

Article R352-35

I.-Without prejudice to Articles L. 352-1 and L. 352-5, insurance undertakings undertaking both the risks referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 310-1 calculate: a) A notional amount of the life Minim…

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