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Showing 411420 of 31120 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-5-1977 n° 76-10.226

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25

Retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in tourist areas characterised by a particularly large influx of tourists may provide weekly rest in rotation for all or so…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-25

In the context of a performance study involving an intervention not justified by the usual management of the participant and entailing risks and constraints that are not minimal, failure by the sponso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Intermediaries or persons authorised to hold financial instruments in custody

Article R775-25

Article R. 542-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-25

Only establishments, organisations, health cooperation groups and laboratories authorised to carry out the biological activities of medically assisted procreation mentioned in 2° of article R. 2142-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-25

In addition to the representative of the State in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the President of the Conseil territorial, the Comité de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelle is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

Article 25-1

Discontinuance is only incurred if the acts of which the person concerned is accused and referred to in article 25 occurred prior to the acquisition of French nationality or within ten years of the da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25

The occupational health and prevention service or the employer may recruit medical assistants. These doctors undertake to undergo training with a view to obtaining a qualification in occupational medi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

I. - For the application of this chapter, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may request that the documents, information or data, regardless of the medium used, kept pursuant to Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-25

The list of acts performed by the trainee provided for in Article R. 811-28-2 is set out in I of Annex 8-1-1 to this book.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2542-25

…f this section will be repealed five years after 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la…

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