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Showing 51515160 of 56807 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-1-2021 n° 19-25.036

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-17

Works assigned to the public domain, which are completed by the communes after the date of transfer of powers, are, from the date of final acceptance of the works, transferred to the urban community u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article D632-1-1

The agreements mentioned in article L. 632-7 are published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-121

The radiation protection advisor appointed by the employer pursuant to Article R. 4451-112 may also be appointed by the person responsible for the nuclear activity pursuant to Article R. 1333-19 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R763-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

Workshops and integration projects, whatever their legal status, may conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

A health and safety officer is appointed by the agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

A health and safety inspector will work in the agency under the conditions set out in decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Lab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article D232-8-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 232-6 is set at 750 million euros. II. - The threshold provided for in I of Article L. 232-6-1 is the net turnover set at 12 million euros. III. - Fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

Donations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregati…

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