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Showing 461470 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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

…and places of assignment as well as the obligations resulting from the provisions of article R. 622-19 of the Penitentiary Code and, where applicable, the measures provided for in articles 132-43 to 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-16

The employer must ensure that the construction of buildings and the nature of the materials used are such that, in the event of a pyrotechnic event, the risk of large masses being projected is reduced…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-16

In the case of an autonomous occupational health and prevention service set up by agreement between several establishments, the time spent travelling is counted as part of the doctor's working time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-16

Documents relating to the agenda of the Finance Committee shall be sent by the General Secretary to the members of the Committee fifteen days before it is held, except in cases of urgency.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-16

…n conditions enjoyed by the applicant may be partially or totally terminated in the following cases:1° He/she leaves the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He/she l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-16

…dministration expenditure. As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 5211-1, the following rules apply: 1° All delegates take part in the vote on matters of common interes…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-25

…s and on the available evidence from the evaluation of clinical data within the meaning of Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 concerni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-16

In the event of a change or amortisation of capital, the Extraordinary General Meeting shall determine the impact of such transactions on the rights of holders of preference shares. Such impact may al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-16

The Labour Inspector and, in the event of an appeal through the hierarchy, the Minister shall examine in particular whether the proposed dismissal is related to the mandate held, applied for or previo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

The delegated federations lay down : 1° The technical rules specific to their discipline as well as the rules intended to control their application and sanction their non-respect by the participants i…

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