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Showing 44014410 of 43485 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-12-1980 n° 79-14.132

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-32

The Board of Directors of France Compétences may, where necessary, call upon experts, in particular statutory auditors for the performance of the tasks mentioned in Article L. 6123-5, to carry out aud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-31

I.-Each year, before 31 May following the calendar year in question, the skills operators will send the Minister responsible for vocational training and France Compétences a statement, the model for w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-34

Skills operators draw up annual accounts in accordance with the accounting principles and methods defined in the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-33

Each skills operator sends the Minister responsible for vocational training the individual information relating to the beneficiaries of the apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts that it hel…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

The electricity or natural gas supply offer specifies, in clear and comprehensible terms, the following information:1° The identity of the supplier, the address of its registered office, its unique id…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

Presenting medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5211-12 and R. 5211-17 at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations without displaying a sign cle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

The research referred to in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 relating to devices incorporating products of human or animal origin, or in the manufacture of which products of human or animal origin are involved…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical biology laboratory

Article L6212-3

The medical biology laboratory participates in public health missions. It also participates in the availability of medical biology services defined in the zone determined in application of b of 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2313-1 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-3

The persons mentioned in Article L. 4133-1 may not be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. They benefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Article…

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