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Showing 40214030 of 41543 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-5-2011 n° 09-72.550

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-6

Where an employer intends to enter into an employment contract derogating from the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours, he must provide the Prefect with the following information prior to recr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-8

The Prefect may grant a derogation from the weekly working hours of the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 for all employees of an integration workshop or si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-7

In application of the provisions of article L. 5132-15-1, the diagnosis of the situation of persons likely to benefit from working less than twenty hours must make it possible to establish that their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-10

In application of the provisions of article L. 5132-15-1, the diagnosis of the situation of persons likely to benefit from working less than twenty hours establishes that their particularly serious di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-9

When an employer plans to conclude employment contracts that derogate, for all of its eligible employees, from the minimum weekly working time of twenty hours, it must provide the Prefect with: 1° A d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-2

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and when the measures provided for in 1° to 4° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented, the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall verify…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-4

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution comprises a supervisory board, a resolution board and an Enforcement Committee.With the exception of sections 4 and 5 of Chapter III of this Title…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-23

The National Council shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders. The minimu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-5

The administrative authority of the place where the company concerned by the agreement on forward-looking management of jobs and skills is established is informed by the employer of terminations under…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-52 ter

A candidate who fails a certification test may be entitled to a second assessment session during the training session.

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