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Showing 26512660 of 30390 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-9-2016 n° 15-21.381

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-9

The provisions of articles L. 2352-14 and L. 2352-15 relating to the protection against dismissal and to the professional secrecy of the members of the special negotiating body of the European Company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-9

Applications for registration in the National Vocational Certification Register under II of Article L. 6113-5 are examined according to the following criteria: 1° The suitability of the jobs held in r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-93

I.-The decision to admit the disabled worker to the scheme, taken with the agreement of the person concerned, is made by the commission referred to inarticle L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action sociale e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-94

The Social and Economic Committee may call on the services of a qualified expert under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° When a serious, identified and present risk, whether or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-9

Failure by the directors of a credit institution or finance company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article L. 511-36, is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-9

The joint national information system of the cross-industry joint committees enables the data referred to in II of article R. 6323-34 that it holds to be transmitted to the information system for the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-9

The application for registration shall be submitted to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property. It shall be accompanied by proof that the conditions laid down in Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 81

The investigating judge shall, in accordance with the law, carry out all acts of information that he or she deems useful for ascertaining the truth. A copy of these acts as well as of all the document…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-8

The internal-use pharmacy shall have premises, staff resources, equipment and an information system enabling it to carry out the tasks provided for in Articles L. 5126-1, L. 5126-5 to L. 5126-8 and L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-91

Persons engaged in the manufacture, processing and domestic and international trade of psychotropic substances and their preparations are required to enter in a register or to record by any appropriat…

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