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Showing 48614870 of 42407 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 23-3-1994 n° 535

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-33

Notwithstanding article R. 5221-32, the validity of the work permit referred to in 2° of I of article R. 5221-3 is extended by one year if the foreign national is involuntarily unemployed on the date…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-35

Before concluding the agreement provided for in article R. 6325-33, the training body sends the employer's skills operator in France the draft agreement with a request for the costs borne by the benef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract

Article R6222-3

The apprenticeship contract specifies : 1° The full name of the employer or the name of the company ; 2° The number of employees in the company, within the meaning of article L. 130-1 of the Social Se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-31

Brokerage fees for public sales and the amount of fees payable to a sworn goods broker for the valuation of goods deposited in a general shop are set in accordance with the conditions laid down by ord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-3

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to emphyteutic leases, except as regards the revision of the rent. However, they shall apply, in the cases provided for in articles L. 145-1 and L. 145-2, t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-3

Marketing documents distributed to purchasers of accommodation located in tourist residences referred to in article L. 321-1 of this code must explicitly mention the existence of the right to the so-c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-33

Convicted offenders placed under judicial supervision are also subject to assistance and monitoring measures designed to facilitate and verify their reintegration. These measures and the obligations t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-34

The validity of an agreement concluded within all or part of a group is assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professions of masseur-physiotherapist, chiropodist, speech therapist and orthoptist, medical electroradiology manipulator, hearing aid acoustician, optician and dietician.

Article L4414-3

For its application in Mayotte, the third paragraph of article L. 4333-1 states: "Registration is only possible in one local authority. If the activity is carried out in Mayotte and in a department, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-35

In the event of refusal of payment, on the request made under the two preceding articles, the owner of the lost bill of exchange retains all his rights by an act of protest. This deed must be made on…

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