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Showing 90219030 of 28681 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-9-2020 n° 19-20.856

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-7

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

By way of derogation from Article R. 5121-138, the label, printed by the pharmacist at the time of dispensing and affixed to the new outer packaging referred to in Article R. 5132-42-4, shall bear the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-4

By way of derogation from Article L. 3122-2, for retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in the areas referred to in Article L. 3132-24, the period of night work,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Labelling and presentation of foodstuffs and feedingstuffs

Article R412-18

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 J…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article R*1237-6

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1237-19-3 to L. 1237-19-5, L. 1237-19-7 and L. 1237-19-8 is the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to investment services providers, financial investment advisers, providers of participative financing services and participative investment intermediaries

Article L775-42

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Adjournment for the purposes of investigations into personality or material, family and social circumstances

Article D548

In the event of an adjournment for the purposes of investigations into the personality or the material, family and social situation provided for by Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, where bail is…

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