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Showing 821830 of 49753 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-2-2001 n° 99-14.820

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4452-21

When lasers of the classes mentioned in 9° of Article R. 4452-8, the employer must ensure that he or his employees have the appropriate skills to carry out the following tasks under his responsibility…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-21

The constraint is served on the debtor by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by bailiff's deed. On pain of nullity, the bailiff's writ or the registered letter shall mention :1° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-21

Persons whose activity is to offer access to online public communication services shall include, in the contracts concluded with their subscribers, a clear and legible reference to the provisions of A…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-21

When it decides on the automatic transfer of a portfolio of insurance contracts concluded in the territory of one or more Member States of the European Economic Area, pursuant to Article L. 311-31, Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21

The statutory auditor appointed to a public interest entity or finance company for a statutory audit engagement shall publish on its website a transparency report, relating in particular to its own st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-21

The committee meets when convened by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1, as often as necessary. It submits a detailed opinion on each application for individual authorisation or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-21

The director, the administrator of the health cooperation group or the legal representative of the establishment defines, on a proposal from the chairman of the establishment's medical commission or t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-21

When, due to its value, its nature or the insufficient quantity of product, the goods cannot be sampled in several samples but only in one sample, and the counter-expertise can be carried out on this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-21

Unless otherwise advised by the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment, an inter-company occupational health and prevention service may not oppose the membersh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-21

The decision to withdraw registration and the benefit of the provisions of articles L. 7233-2 of the Labour Code and article L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code takes immediate effect. The legal ent…

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