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Showing 48214830 of 42437 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-3-2006 n° 05-12.106

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-34

In exceptional cases, a third derogation of a maximum duration of three years may be requested from the Prefect no later than eight months before the end of the derogation period. The Prefect's decisi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-3

On the copies of the protests, the surname of the acceptor of the bill of exchange, the subscriber of the promissory note or the drawer of the cheque shall be entered in capital letters. The bailiff o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-34

The association ensures that its members comply with the obligation to offer their customers recourse to a consumer mediator in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 612-1 of the French Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Children admitted

Article R2321-3

For the application of article L. 2321-6, the prefectoral closure order may only be issued after formal notice has been given and if the establishment has not remedied the alleged breaches within the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Additional examinations

Article R4624-36

Complementary examinations are the responsibility of the employer when he has an independent occupational health and prevention service and of the inter-company occupational health and prevention serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-30

In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer within the meaning of Article L. 1224-1, the new employer is substituted in the employer's rights with regard to the employment contract. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-33

Except where a lower rate is provided for by a specific agreement or contract, the benefits in kind received by the apprentice may be deducted from the salary up to a limit of 75% of the deduction aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-38

The contribution due by companies with fewer than eleven employees is settled on 31 January of the year following payment of the last instalment. The balance of the contribution due is paid on that da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-33

Any practitioner who is unable to return to his post or to carry out his duties must immediately notify the director of the establishment and inform him of his address, except in cases of force majeur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Wi…

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