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Showing 11311140 of 50777 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 13-2-1985 n° 82-14.220

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-13

The pre-electoral agreement mentions the conclusion of the company or group agreement authorising the use of electronic voting and, if it has already been decided, the name of the service provider cho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-13

The application shall be made by means of a petition delivered or addressed to the court registry by the creditor.In addition to the information required byArticle 57 of the Code of Civil Procedure, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-13

The manager of a point of entry shall ensure that any information relating to a health event meeting one of the criteria mentioned in Article R. 3115-68 is sent immediately to the Director General of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-13

I.-The persons authorised to access the "Gamete and Embryo Donation Register" for the purposes of consulting, recording and modifying data are: 1° Professionals from the health organisations or establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market and certain of their subsidiaries.

Article R232-13

Within four months of the end of the first half of their financial year, companies whose shares are admitted, in whole or in part, to trading on a regulated market, shall attach and file with the Auto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory negotiation procedures

Article L2242-13

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the employer shall initiate, in the undertakings referred to in that same…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Framework agreements with purchase orders

Article R2391-13

Where the framework agreement executed by the issue of purchase orders provides for a minimum amount of more than 250,000 euros excluding tax or 50,000 euros excluding tax where the holder is a small…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-13

By way of derogation from the provisions of this sub-section, the full remuneration of the court-appointed administrator shall be determined in consideration of the expenses incurred and the diligence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-13

The chairman of the public body is responsible for implementing the budget, while respecting the separation of his duties from those of the treasurer. He issues invoices and signs contracts from which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-13

On receipt of the information referred to in the second paragraph of article R. 2324-12, the prefect of the département in which the organiser of the family holiday stay is domiciled or has its regist…

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