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Showing 361370 of 35471 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 7-5-1997 n° 740

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-1

The trade union organisations representing the Higher Council of Medical, Odontological and Pharmaceutical Staff of Public Health Establishments mentioned in article R. 6156-1 benefit, through their m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-3

A global annual credit for trade union time is allocated to all the trade union organisations represented on the Higher Council of Medical, Odontological and Pharmaceutical Staff. Its volume in full-t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-6

The staff mentioned in article R. 6156-3 of this code are entitled to union training leave with pay for a maximum of 5 working days per year. This leave may only be granted to attend a training course…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

The representative trade union organisations designate the beneficiaries of the overall trade union time credit from among the staff employed by the public bodies mentioned in article 2 of the law of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…ame table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 31…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76 A

Capital gains realised on the disposal of land for forestry use or forest stands are subject to income tax under the conditions set out in the articles 150 U to 150 VH when the activity of exploitatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

Part-time employees benefit from a minimum weekly working time determined in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-27.The first paragraph of this article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-5

The time limits mentioned in articles 529-8,529-9 and 530 are assessed, if the fine is paid by post, by reference to the date of dispatch of the means of payment as evidenced by the postal operator's…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-50

The data recorded in the processing operations mentioned in Article R. 142-43 may not be interconnected, linked or reconciled with any other automated processing of personal data.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D143-5

Persons sentenced to one or more custodial sentences of a total duration not exceeding five years and persons sentenced to one or more custodial sentences of a total duration exceeding five years when…

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