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Showing 99719980 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

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Article Annexe 1-4

ANNEX TO ARTICLE D. 123-321I.-The amounts of the fees payable to the keeper of the National Register of Companies by the persons mentioned in 1° of Article L. 123-36, pursuant to II of Article L. 123-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-8

The period referred to in the last paragraph of Article L. 613-23-2 shall be four months. The date of the end of the investigation phase referred to in the same paragraph is notified without delay to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-4

When the investigating chamber or the trial court that pronounces a decision that a person is not criminally responsible orders, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this Code, the compulsory hospita…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-4

SIVIC processing may only be linked with other personal data processing operations, with regard to the identifying data mentioned in 1° of article R. 3131-10-2, for the sole purpose of : 1° Ensuring r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

After the transfer, the resulting amount is paid, within a period of one month from the date of the transfer or, where applicable, from the date of receipt of a price supplement relating to this trans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-6

The worker is informed, when his occupational health medical record is created and during the situations provided for in article R. 4624-45-7, by any means including electronic means: 1° Of his right…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-3

The personalised Republican integration pathway provided for in article L. 413-2 includes in particular:1° Civic training prescribed by the State, relating to the values, principles and institutions o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-4

The report drawn up pursuant to article 61-1 states that the person has been informed of their right to request the assistance of a lawyer from the start of the hearing or at any time during the heari…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contract duration and working time

Article R6222-49-1

The occupational physician may propose that the working hours of an apprentice recognised as a disabled worker be adjusted. He will inform the person in charge of integrating people with disabilities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-3

When a person suffering from a mental disorder is the subject of psychiatric care pursuant to the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Title or is transported for the purpose of such care, the re…

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