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Showing 731740 of 44143 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-3-2004 n° 02-16.548

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training measures for employees in seasonal employment.

Article L6321-10

An agreement or an extended collective labour agreement shall determine the conditions under which the employer shall offer the employee the opportunity to take part in a training course and, in parti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-10

The order placing the person under house arrest with electronic surveillance shall state the reasons on which it is based in accordance with the provisions of article 142-6. It specifies the home or r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-10

I.- By way of derogation from Article L. 722-9, transfers of funds for which the payment service providers involved in the payment chain are established in mainland France, in local authorities govern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-10

The office of employee representative is incompatible with any other legal office representing the interests of employees within the company. The term of office is automatically terminated if the pers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-10

The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars is made up of members elected by the commercial court registrars.In each court of appeal, the commercial court registrars elect a member of the Nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-10

When the body is transported before committal outside the commune of the place of death or deposit, a copy of the declaration of transport is immediately sent, by any means, to the mayor of the commun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain categories of employees

Article R3232-10

Reductions in the working hours of establishments employing seasonal workers, which occur for the third consecutive year at the same time, are considered to be outside the normal period of activity.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-10

The compliance officer is appointed, within each of the bodies and authorities mentioned in II of article L. 1451-4, by their chairman, when he has executive functions, failing this by their chief exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain premises or locations

Article R4226-10

Premises or locations where the presence of accessible hazardous live parts is the result of a technical necessity inherent in the operating principles of the equipment or installations are also consi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Work using site vehicles, equipment and machinery.

Article R4534-10

When a worksite usually involves a large movement of lorries or other transport vehicles, specially reserved and appropriately signposted tracks will be laid for these vehicles.

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