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Showing 22912300 of 31120 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-5-1977 n° 76-10.226

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5

An occupational physician may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector responsible for the Occupational Health and Prevention Department, after obtaining the opinion of the Lab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

The protection order is issued by the family affairs judge, within a maximum of six days from the date set for the hearing, if he or she considers, on the basis of the evidence presented before him or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-5

The Director General of the Mayotte Regional Health Agency sets the fees for services provided by public health establishments by order. These rates are used as the basis for :1° Invoicing for patient…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-51

In the event of a balance remaining in the budget, the annual surplus from the budget for social and cultural activities may be transferred to the operating budget or to associations in accordance wit…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-5

Any trader may ask the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumption to take a formal position on the compliance with articles L. 112-1 to L. 112-4 and the regulatory measures a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-5

Any operator who so requests is automatically a member of the defence and management body as long as it complies with the approved specifications. An operator may only use a geographical indication if…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

The companies and organisations are either holders of exploitation rights or a distribution mandate for the cinematographic works that are the subject of the application and provide proof of a right o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Movement on French territory

Article R414-5

Subject to the specific provisions laid down in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11, any travel document issued for a period of more than one year shall incorporate the security features and biometric elem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

The bodies referred to in article L. 6361-2 are required, with regard to the monitoring agents referred to in article L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-59

The Regional Council may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. In the absence or impediment of one or more members and to the extent necessary to achieve a quorum, the R…

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