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Showing 23912400 of 35471 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 7-5-1997 n° 740

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4311-7

For the application of the provisions of this Title, decrees in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the employers' and employees' professional organisations concerned, shall determine…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-74

The disciplinary penalties applicable to practitioners covered by this section are :1° A warning ;2° a reprimand3° Reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emoluments;4° Suspension for a perio…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-6

The deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1° bis, 1° ter, 1° quater and 2° of Article 21 are authorised to record the identity of offenders in order to draw up official reports concerning contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-51

Practitioners covered by these Staff Regulations may be seconded either at their own request or automatically.Secondment on request may only take place in one of the following cases:1° Secondment to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-7

I.-The contract concluded between a supplier and a distributor relating to the design and production of food products in a manner that meets the specific needs of the purchaser and sold under a distri…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-7

In addition to the information provided for inArticle 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the notice shall include, on pain of nullity : 1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-7

In the collectivities referred to in Article 73 of the Constitution and in the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-73

A joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture shall lay down the following for the application of this subsection: 1° The terms and conditions for implementing the monitoring o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-16

Before transmitting the sentencing decision and the certificate, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office may consult the competent authority of the executing State in order to determine,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-7

If the employer fails to take the initiative within a period of one year in the event of an agreement, or three years in the absence of an agreement, negotiations must begin at the request of a repres…

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