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Showing 41314140 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-38

…third party relating to a debt not guaranteed by the Treasury's lien, in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures, the employer informs the public accountant of the attachment in p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3

…o prepare, store, distribute or transfer these products must be authorised, pursuant to Article L. 1243-2, to carry out these storage and distribution activities under the conditions provided for in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…isation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration to wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-3

…ed between the State, the body managing the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in article L. 5427-1 and the public institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 defines the objectives assigned to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-3

…ery of fines and pecuniary penalties, to whom the documents provided for in the fourth paragraph of 2° of article 2 of Decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964, as amended, relating to the recovery of f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-3

…ific solidarity allowance: 1° The insurance allowance previously received by the person concerned ; 2° The increased solidarity allowance ; 3° Family benefits; 4° The exceptional back-to-work bonus in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-3

…ident of the national disciplinary chamber are incompatible with those provided for in article L. 4122-1-1. No person may act as chairman or alternate chairman of the national disciplinary chamber if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-33

…defines:1° The structure of the unique European code set out in Annex VIII to Commission Directive 2015/565/EU of 8 April 2015 amending Directive 2006/86/EC as regards certain technical requirements…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-31

…annot cause irreversible damage; c) Solar radiation, except in the specific case of solar eclipses. 2° Other PPE-SL belong to category 2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-3

…board of directors, the management board or the managers of the companies referred to in article R. 232-2, as the case may be, draw up: 1° Semi-annually, within four months of the close of each half-y…

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