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Showing 79617970 of 23850 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 14-12-1994 n° 92-19.351

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-28

Unless otherwise provided for by law or regulation, the decisions of the industrial tribunal are not automatically enforceable on a provisional basis. The industrial tribunal may order provisional enf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-18

After the expiry of the one-year period provided for in Article L. 2223-17, where the plot is still in a state of abandonment, a new official report, drawn up by the mayor or his delegate, in the form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

The employer shall identify any zone where workers are likely to be exposed to levels of ionising radiation exceeding: 1° For the whole body, assessed on the basis of the effective dose: 0.08 millisie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4511-3

The provisions of this Title do not apply to building or civil engineering sites subject to the coordination obligation laid down in Article L. 4532-2, or to other enclosed and independent sites. Howe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medico-technical committee.

Article D4622-28

The medico-technical committee provided for in article L. 4622-13 draws up the service's multi-annual project. It is informed of the implementation of the service's priorities and multidisciplinary ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-53

I.-Information is provided to data subjects in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of indivi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

I.-The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ded for in the third paragraph of Article L. 332-11-2 of the same code, as it read prior to the loi n° 2014-1655 du 29 décembre 2014 de finances rectificative pour 2014, specifying the conditions unde…

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

Article L2253-1

All holdings by a municipality in the capital of a commercial company or any other profit-making body whose purpose is not to operate municipal services or activities of general interest under the con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-3

I.- As part of the psychiatric activity mentioned in article L. 3221-1-1, the mission of sector psychiatry, which contributes to the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1, consists of guar…

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