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Showing 61616170 of 24542 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1975 n° 74-11.752

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity leave

Article D1225-8

The paternity and childcare leave provided for in article L. 1225-35 is taken within six months of the birth of the child. The employee shall inform his employer of the expected date of birth at least…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-33

I.-The owner or, if an agreement so provides, the operator of establishments open to the public belonging to one of the categories mentioned in article D. 1333-32 has the radon activity measured:1° In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

Assignments carried out by an employee who has an open-ended employment contract with a temporary employment undertaking are governed by Articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-63, subject to the adaptations pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater

For the allowances and pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

In order to take into account the consequences on attendance at cinemas of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-51

Unless the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution grants a waiver on a case-by-case basis, in particular to take account of an overall change in market conditions, the sum of the positive re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-1

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall review the written policies referred to in Article L. 354-1 at least once a year. These policies shall be subject to the prior approval of the Board of Dir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-7

The applicant must attach to the form, as appropriate, the original deed constituting the security if it is a private document, the copy if it is a notarised document, the court decision or a copy of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

Home dispensing may be carried out by the pharmacist holding or managing the pharmacy after death, or by the pharmacist managing the mutual benefit pharmacy or a mining relief society, or by their ass…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

The provisions of Article L. 232-1 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms under conditions set by the French Accounting Standards A…

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