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Showing 27312740 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-8

Any training organisation wishing to set up training sessions preparing for the professional certificate, professional diploma, State diploma and higher State diploma for youth, popular education and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

Persons undergoing training preparing for a vocational certificate, vocational diploma, State diploma or higher State diploma in youth, popular education and sport or complementary certificates must,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-13-1

The recruitment of the people referred to in article L. 5132-6-1 on open-ended contracts by temporary work integration agencies entitles them to financial assistance, up to the number of integration p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-9

Registration of the traditional herbal medicinal product is refused by the Director General of the Agency if the application does not comply with the provisions of Articles L. 5121-14-1, R. 5121-97, R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-41

Any person who actively solicits mandates, by directly or indirectly proposing to one or more shareholders, in any form and by any means whatsoever, to receive a proxy to represent them at the meeting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-10-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-5 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-10

In the event of disagreement, the judge shall endeavour to reconcile the parties.In order to facilitate the parents' search for a consensual exercise of parental authority, the judge may propose a med…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-5

Where the contract stipulates that the party who fails to perform it shall pay a certain sum by way of damages, no greater or lesser sum may be awarded to the other party.However, the judge may, even…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-6

The travel and subsistence expenses incurred by industrial tribunal members in attending the initial training course are reimbursed in accordance with the regulations in force for civil servants.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-4

At the end of the training, the Ecole nationale de la magistrature will issue the labour court judge with an individual training certificate, subject to attendance.This certificate is given by the Con…

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