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Showing 85318540 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing and administrative control.

Article L3313-3

The profit-sharing agreement is filed with the competent administrative authority within a period and in accordance with procedures determined by regulation. If none of the bodies mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-20-4

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall define and implement procedures enabling them to determine whether the transaction they are carrying out is one of those referred to in 3° of Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-30

The expenses of the Agence de la biomédecine include personnel, operating and investment costs and, in general, all those justified by its activity. In the context of relations with foreign organisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article A822-34

The Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes draws up a list of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes which mentions the following informati…

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

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-4

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the persons acting on behalf of the customer in accordance with the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-4

During meetings devoted to issues of health, safety and working conditions, the chairman of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, where applicable, of the specialised committee on health, sa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Minority rights

Article 388

A minor is an individual of either sex who has not yet reached the age of eighteen years.Bone X-ray examinations for the purpose of determining age, in the absence of valid identity documents and wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-32

At the time of the first request, the Prefect, on the report of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency : 1° Or considers that non-compliance with the quality limit is not serious and that…

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