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Showing 32713280 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-53

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employer may refuse to grant representation leave if he establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, who have benefi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-57

…a special safety plan to the project owner, in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 4532-9, when it is planned that he will carry out work lasting more than one year and that, at any on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-56

…safety plan to the coordinator or the project owner, pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 4532-9, has thirty days from receipt of the contract signed by the project owner to draw up this plan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-58

As soon as the company's contract has been signed, the coordinator will inform each of the contractors called upon to work on a site subject to the general coordination plan obligation of the names an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

I.-In the case of assignment of the exploitation right, where the author has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-5

The characteristics of the official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, the information provided for in I of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Administrative powers of the delegated judge for victims

Article D47-6-12

…formed of their rights at the end of the hearing in accordance with the provisions of Article D. 48-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R519-58

No later than 31 July each year, the association shall send the report referred to in II of Article L. 519-13 to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. This report contains a copy of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R519-59

The association shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution without delay of any change in its governance, organisation, articles of association, operating rules or written proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-5-1

…hed belonged, unless other establishments are designated in the decree provided for in Article L. 2112-5. The new municipality's participation in these establishments is governed by the provisions of…

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