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Showing 22412250 of 57821 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-2-2010 n° 08-21.333

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment contract

Article R5134-36

In application of article L. 5134-26, for the purposes of calculating remuneration, the number of hours worked per week is deemed to be equal to the contractual working time. The provisional schedule…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-3

When permitted under the provisions of Article L. 5122-6, advertising of a medicinal product to the general public : 1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Foreign workers.

Article R5523-3

To work as an employee in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, foreign workers must hold a valid work permit.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-3

The advanced training council provided for in article L. 6231-3 is placed under the supervision of the director of the training organisation providing apprenticeship training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary law

Article R6352-3

A sanction is any measure, other than verbal comments, taken by the director of the training organisation or his representative, following an action by the trainee or apprentice which he considers to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-35

The labour relations authority of the employment platforms consults the voting operations commission on the conformity of the propaganda documents. The conditions for their presentation and the date b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36

Decisions concerning the conformity of election propaganda documents may be contested by application to the judicial court, on pain of inadmissibility, within ten days of the notification referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article R8114-3

The proposed settlement referred to in Article L. 8114-4 is drawn up by the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Clinical investigations

Article R5211-37

The manufacturer who intends to have clinical investigations carried out in France to verify the performance of a medical device or to detect any undesirable side effects, or his authorised representa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-30

For medical devices other than those subject to clinical investigations, the certification procedures mentioned in Article R. 5211-14 are as follows: 1° The EC declaration of conformity ; 2° The EC de…

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