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Showing 51215130 of 38545 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-6-2013 n° 12-19.634

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69-2

The duration of the initiative-employment contract may not be less than six months, or three months for people who have been convicted and are benefiting from a modified sentence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69-1

The employment contract associated with aid for professional integration granted under an initiative-employment contract, concluded for a fixed period, may be extended for a total period of twenty-fou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-6

The characteristics of the blood may only be modified prior to collection for therapeutic use by a third party by a doctor within the Etablissement Français du Sang or the Armed Forces Blood Transfusi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-6

Where the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is not accompanied by a deadline for voluntary departure, the matter may be referred to the president of the administrative court wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-6

Decrees in the Council of State shall, where necessary, lay down the terms and conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2123-2 to L. 2123-5. In particular, they specify the limits within…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-4

The transaction is effected by the payment to the operator for whose benefit the security service is provided, of a fixed indemnity and, where applicable, the sum due in respect of the transport.I. -…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendment and termination.

Article D3313-5

The profit-sharing agreement may only be amended or terminated by all the signatories and in the same form as it was concluded, except in the event of termination as provided for in the second paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-65

For the assessment of the 60% quota set out in I of Article L. 214-31 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the book v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4391-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by care assistants whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4391-4.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4392-5

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by childcare assistants whose declaration is provided for in article L. 4392-4.

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