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Showing 611620 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2010 n° 09-11.840

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-4

An extract of the list of voters for the region(s) and branch(es) in which these organisations are candidates is made available electronically to the representatives of the trade union organisations t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 572

The retail price of each product, expressed per 1,000 units or per 1,000 grams, is the same throughout France and is freely determined by manufacturers and approved suppliers. For each package, the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L522-40

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of the provisions of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-47

The reimbursement to the body managing the professional prevention account at local level in respect of the expenses mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 4163-7 corresponds to the expenses incurred in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-48

The reimbursement to the general social security scheme of the sums representing the assumption of responsibility for the increased insurance periods referred to in 3° of I of article L. 4163-7 is equ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Dispensing on the basis of a prescription in non-proprietary names.

Article R5125-55

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles R. 5132-4 and R. 5132-29, a prescription expressed as a non-proprietary name pursuant to Article L. 5125-23 and as defined in Article R. 5121-1 must inc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Dispensing on the basis of a prescription in non-proprietary names.

Article R5125-56

On the basis of a prescription written in a non-proprietary name, the pharmacist dispenses a medicinal product complying with the information provided for in article R. 5125-55. However, the immediate…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-52

On the basis of a report from the Director of the Centre, the Board of Directors proposes to the Region the posts whose holders are granted accommodation on the basis of absolute necessity of service…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-55

The granting of accommodation based on absolute necessity of service or the precarious occupancy agreement with or without standby duty terminates in the event of the alienation, reallocation or aband…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Housing concessions granted to civil servants

Article R114-54

The duration of housing concessions is limited to that of the duties for which the beneficiaries obtained them.

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