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Showing 51715180 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Deductions.

Article L3251-4

Subject to the provisions of article 1240 of the French Civil Code, employers may not require employees to pay money or withhold money under the name of expenses or any other name for any purpose what…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-40

The amount of the subsidy allocated to each approved association at national level is set by the order provided for in IV of article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code. The amount of the subsidy a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other missions.

Article R1142-41

For the application of articles R. 1142-38 to R. 1142-40, the Commission may ask the commissions mentioned in article L. 1142-5 and the Office for any information relating to their operation and activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-42

The services listed under the following numbers in table 3-2 give rise to the collection of fees calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in article A. 444-38: 1° Number 147 (application t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-4

As stated in article L. 752-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, persons subject to the compulsory insurance scheme for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-4

The Minister for the Economy shall also specify:1. The conditions under which investment firms may carry out the transactions mentioned in 2 of article L. 321-2 ; 2. The conditions under which investm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-4

The following is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros for a qualified herbalist: 1° Holding for sale or selling medicinal plants or parts of medicinal plants, whether indigenous or acclimatised, mentio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R614-4

The consumer mediator shall also send the Commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation the information required to evaluate his activity, and this at least every two years…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-4

A health establishment may only manage one medical biology laboratory. However, the public health establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6147-1 may be authorised by the Director…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-4

The consolidated income statement includes: 1° The components: a) The profit or loss of the consolidating company; b) The profit or loss of fully consolidated companies; c) The proportion of the profi…

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