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Showing 33913400 of 58479 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-1-1987 n° 85-14.930

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3423-7

The minimum monthly remuneration is equal to the product of the amount of the minimum growth wage as set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12 and L. 3423-1 to L. 3423-4, multiplied by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-7

In the absence of the agreement provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5427-1, a national public administrative establishment shall exercise the powers defined in the first paragraph of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-7

The guarantee provided for in 3° of Article L. 131-15 may only be granted by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

The judicial police officers and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4152-7

The territorial jurisdiction of the disciplinary chambers of first instance is identical to that of the sectors mentioned in article L. 4152-1. The disciplinary chamber of first instance is composed o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-7

For building or civil engineering operations undertaken by a private individual for his personal use, that of his spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee or his ascendants or descendants…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Preventive measures and resources.

Article R4542-7

The display screen keyboard has the following characteristics: 1° It can be tilted and is separate from the screen to enable the worker to adopt a comfortable position which does not cause fatigue of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-3

When the court imposes a fine in a criminal or police matter, the president shall notify the convicted person that, if he pays the amount of this fine within one month of the date on which the judgmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-7

An appeal for annulment or reversal of the Authority's decision taken under Article L. 464-1 may be lodged by the parties involved and the Government Commissioner with the Paris Court of Appeal no mor…

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