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Showing 21612170 of 34663 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-4-1991 n° 89-17.151

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III in New Caledonia :1° Article L. 2311-1 reads as follows:"Art. L. 2311-1 -The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I, with the except…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-4

The Health Agency is responsible for health protection in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1. It draws up a public health programme taking into account the health priorities established…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

I. - Measures undertaken prior to the signature of the agreement may be taken into account within the framework of the agreement when they contribute to the creation of activities, the development of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-4

The following are admitted as exemptions from a national bachelor's degree in art history, or the applied arts, or archaeology or the plastic arts required to manage voluntary sales of furniture by pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-4

When the composition of the supervisory board of a company investment fund and the procedures for appointing its members are set under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of I of Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-42-1

The threshold mentioned in article R. 814-42 is set at ten terms.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-42-2

The occasional inspection is prescribed by the President of the National Council, the Public Prosecutor, the Attorney General, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Government Commissioner…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49-2

Each Regional Directorate for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity presents to the Regional Occupational Health and Safety Committee, for its opinion, the procedures for applying at regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49-1

I.-For inter-company occupational health and prevention services, the national specifications for approval include the following criteria: 1° With regard to the governance and management of occupation…

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