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Showing 241250 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-16

The Minister responsible for labour may also, in accordance with the extension procedure provided for in sub-section 3, make riders or annexes to an extended agreement or convention compulsory by orde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-168

General training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports is organised in accordance with the procedures defined by this code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-169

General training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports is provided by the National Mountain Sports School. The National Mountain Sports School may delegate th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-16

…n the other hand, the practitioner of the hospital hygiene operational team mentioned inarticle R. 6111-7. The practitioner from the operational hospital hygiene team assesses whether the case or case…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-16

The person digitally transmits, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr fr ": 1° In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 36-15, a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-16

…gation to leave French territory is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 721-6, L. 721-7, L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are immediately terminated, and the fore…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1673

…ue à la source afférente aux revenus de capitaux mobiliers entrant dans les prévisions des articles 118, 119 et 1678 bis, and referred to in 1 of the articles 119 bis and 1672 is declared and recovere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the National Medical Accidents Commission.

Article R1142-25-1

…e the holder to travel and subsistence allowances under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by civil s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…ut. II -The consent provided for in I shall be obtained after the person has been duly informed of: 1° the nature of the examination; 2° The purpose of the examination, in the case of medical purposes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Terms and conditions of application

Article 1696

…he application of the provisions contained in this section shall be laid down by ministerial order (1).

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