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Showing 131140 of 35376 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 29-4-2009 n° 08-13.308

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voting procedure and election results.

Article L2314-29

Voting is by list with two rounds and proportional representation with the highest average. In the first ballot, each list is drawn up by the trade union organisations mentioned in the first and secon…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-29

The endorsement of the receipt and warrant, transferred together or separately, must be dated. The endorsement of the warrant separate from the receipt must, in addition, state the full amount, in cap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-29

A person may not benefit from the allowance for self-employed workers for a period of five years from the date on which that person ceased to benefit from it in respect of a previous activity.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to all applications

Article R464-29

Decisions taken by the rapporteur general of the Autorité de la concurrence pursuant to Article L. 463-4 granting protection of business secrecy or refusing to lift such secrecy may only be appealed t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Multi-title and ancillary offices

Article R742-29

A single person may, at his or her request, be appointed clerk to several commercial courts whose registered offices are located within the same jurisdiction of the court of appeal..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

…a health establishment or service, taken by him pursuant to the Articles 37 to 43 and 46 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Retention of records and documents

Article R518-29

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is authorised to cease to retain all records and documents relating directly or indirectly to payments of sums or remittances of securities or bills of exchange cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article D6124-290

I.-The holder of the authorisation for bariatric surgery must enlist the support of the multidisciplinary consultation mentioned in article R. 6123-211: 1° At least one of the doctors specialising in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to non-fixed fines

Article A37-29

Contraventions not subject to the fixed fine procedure that have resulted in the offender being questioned or that have been recorded in his presence may be recorded using the forms described in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Risk and quality management and quality control.

Article R1222-29

I. - The role of the person responsible for quality control in the blood establishment involves checking that labile blood products, medical devices and equipment comply with pre-established standards…

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