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Showing 73117320 of 26326 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-11-2004 n° 1170

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

The Office is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system defined by decree. The Office's expenses consist of : 1° The payment of compensation to victims of medical accide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-10

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-9, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the lat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-14

For application in Mayotte, article R. 1441-9 reads as follows: "Art. R. 1441-9.For the cross-industry and management sections, the following are taken into account: 1° Companies that are direct membe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-16

In the event of conviction for acts punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-12, the court may also order the judgment to be displayed and distributed under the conditions set out in article 131-3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-12

In the absence of an agreement or convention mentioned in article L. 3142-26, in the event of successive renewals of the leave of absence for a close carer or part-time work, the employee shall notify…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…ce de la vie publique a declaration of interests as provided for in III of the Article 4 of the loi n° 2013-907 du 11 octobre 2013 relative à la transparence de la vie publique. The commission's rules…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-1

…rofessional firefighters belonging to the employment frameworks provided for in article 64-1 of law n° 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 relating to Mayotte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-13

As soon as the formalities have been completed by the applicant, the clerk's office of the court of appeal will send the Office, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a copy of the dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Maximum number of apprentices

Article R6223-6

The maximum number of apprentices that may be taken on simultaneously in a company or establishment is set at two per apprentice master.Pursuant to article L. 6222-11, the apprentice master may also t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

When the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3, the Secretary General of the Agenc…

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