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Showing 29312940 of 41626 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-3-2009 n° 08-11.278

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Entitlement to leave

Article R7213-3

The leave cannot be confused with: 1° Absence due to illness; 2° Periods of health cure compensated by social security; 3° Statutory rest periods for pregnant women; 4° Compulsory periods of national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Resources and means

Article D1233-30

The clauses of the reservist's contract of engagement define in particular: 1° The host organisation; 2° the mission entrusted to the reservist; 3° The places where the mission is to be carried out; 4…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: INTERMEDIARY ACTIVITIES

Article L322-3

All advertising and documents intended for borrowers and distributed by or on behalf of a credit intermediary within the meaning of 3° of Article L. 311-1 indicate, in an apparent manner, the extent o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R332-3

The period provided for in Article L. 332-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thir…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 3

ANNEX 3 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-13, R. 142-14, R. 142-18, R. 142-21, R. 414-5 AND R. 431-1 PERSONAL DATA WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AGDREF2 AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-32

Administrateurs judiciaires, commissaires à l'exécution du plan, mandataires judiciaires and liquidators are entitled to reimbursement of the costs and disbursements mentioned on the list provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-36

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to risk mutual funds. II. - The ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Coordination of the fight against sexually transmitted infections and the human immunodeficiency virus

Article D3121-37

I. - Up to a maximum of fifty full members, the coordination committee comprises :1° Representatives of health, social or medico-social establishments, who may be chosen from among the health professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-3

The full representatives of the employers are appointed by the Minister of Labour as follows: 1° Two nominated by the Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF); 2° Two nominated by the Confédération…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-30

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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