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Showing 18311840 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2011 n° 09-72.550

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-42

I.-Without prejudice to the effects of homologation, the application of collective sector agreements is compulsory for all signatories or members of the signatory organisations. II.-A distribution cen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-40

When the income tax return for a financial year is corrected by the tax authorities or the tax court, the amount of employee profit-sharing for that financial year is recalculated, taking into account…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-5

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-3, to authorised associations that have entered into an agreement with the first president and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article R2512-5

The Prefect of Paris exercises the following administrative police powers: 1° The issue of the hairdresser's professional qualification card; 2° Authorisation to hold trade fairs; 3° Approval for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Application to the armed forces health service

Article D4011-5

After authorisation by the Minister for Defence, elements of the armed forces health service wishing to implement a protocol mentioned in Article L. 4011-3 which has not been the subject of the author…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-5

The contract may provide either for remuneration proportional to the operating revenue or, in the cases provided for in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-6, a flat fee.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-55

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article 111 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modififiée relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, l'accès aux données mentionnées à l'articl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

Compliance with the creative conditions for cinematographic or audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-5

A foreign national holding a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 may have it withdrawn if he loses refugee status in the cases mentioned in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-8

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or the applicant for marketing authorisation may refer the matter to the European Medicines Agency with…

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