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Showing 431440 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Certification of the accounts of public health institutions

Article R6145-61-6

The director of each public health institution whose accounts have been certified by one or more auditors shall forward the report drawn up by the certifier, together with the decision on the accounts…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-4

Per year, the amount of the grant awarded, on the basis of Article L. 2251-5, by the communes and their groupings, the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, the collectivity of Saint-Martin and the commun…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Complementary local currency certificates

Article L311-6

Issuers and managers of complementary local currency securities are subject to Title I of Book V when the issue or management of these securities falls within the scope of the payment banking services…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-6

The criteria set out in the collective bargaining agreement or, failing that, in the employer's decision, cannot establish a priority for dismissal solely on the basis of the lifetime benefits enjoyed…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-68

Where the revolving credit is accompanied by a card giving entitlement to benefits of any kind, the benefit of these benefits may not be made conditional on payment on credit.In this case, the credito…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-69

The use of credit results from the consumer's express agreement expressed at the time of payment or within a reasonable period of time, on receipt of the updated statement at the time of performance o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L651-6

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may accompany his appeal with a request to suspend its enf…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-6

Where a security interest has been granted, the judicial supervision order specifies that the person under investigation and, depending on the case, the provisional beneficiary, the Treasury or the ci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to breastfeeding

Article R1225-6

The thirty-minute period is reduced to twenty minutes when the employer provides employees with a room dedicated to breastfeeding in or near the work premises.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-62

In the event of dissolution, the situation of the régie's staff is determined by the deliberation provided for in article R. 2221-17 and shall be submitted, for opinion, to the competent joint adminis…

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