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Showing 28212830 of 33065 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 6-7-1982 n° 1162

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-7

The composition of the Board of Directors of Pôle emploi is as follows: 1° Five representatives of the State:one representative appointed by the Minister for Employment; - one representative appointed…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-6

The general meeting adopts the articles of association and the general regulations, decides on any amendments to be made to them and lays down in one of these instruments the conditions of membership…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-6

The processing authorised by article R. 333-5 may concern categories of personal data relating to:1° the identity of the person subject to the prohibition provided for in the first paragraph of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-6

The fixed procedural fees provided for in the Article 1018 A of the General Tax Code shall, in accordance with the provisions of the ninth paragraph of that Article, be increased by a sum of 210 euros…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-69

Scaffolding may only be erected, dismantled or significantly altered under the supervision of a competent person and by workers who have received appropriate training specific to the operations envisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-6

Arbitration awards shall state the reasons on which they are based. They may only be appealed on the grounds of ultra vires before the Superior Court of Arbitration referred to in Article L. 2524-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-7

All persons have access to all information concerning their health held, in any capacity whatsoever, by healthcare professionals, healthcare establishments, healthcare centres, birthing centres, the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-6

When the noise mentioned in article R. 1336-5 originates from a professional activity other than one of those mentioned in article R. 1336-10 or from a sporting, cultural or leisure activity, organise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-76

Admission to the funeral home takes place within forty-eight hours of the death.It takes place at the written request:- either from any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral and provides p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-71

If the ceiling referred to in the last paragraph of Article D. 6331-69 is exceeded or if the specific body referred to in Article L. 6331-60 malfunctions, the Minister responsible for vocational train…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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