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Showing 29312940 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-5

The proposed settlement is determined on the basis of the circumstances and seriousness of the offence, the personality of the offender and the offender's resources and liabilities. It specifies the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-5

The work carried out as part of the measures provided for in articles L. 511-11 and L. 511-19 of the French Construction and Housing Code is the work required to eliminate the risk identified, includi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-52

The Steering Committee is chaired by a qualified person appointed jointly, for a renewable period of three years, by the Minister of the Economy and the Minister of the Budget, after consultation with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-5

In the absence of an agreement or arrangement as referred to in article L. 3142-14, the employee shall inform the employer by any means that provides a date certain, at least fifteen days before the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of regional health agencies

Article D1433-5

The Conseil national de pilotage des agences régionales de santé (National Steering Board for the Regional Health Agencies) examines the multiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Right of substitution.

Article R5125-53

When dispensing a medicinal product or product other than that prescribed pursuant to article L. 5125-23, the pharmacist shall indicate on the prescription the name of the medicinal product or product…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L947-5

Article L. 723-2 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 723-2 -I.-The representatives referred to in Article L. 723-1 applicable in French Polynesia must hold positions in the company either as chairman and c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-56

Each caisse de crédit mutuel must belong to a regional federation and each regional federation must belong to the confédération nationale du crédit mutuel, whose articles of association are approved b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-5

In order to benefit from the reimbursement by the platform of the contributions, fees and expenses mentioned in articles D. 7342-1 to D. 7342-3, the self-employed person must submit a request for reim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of establishments providing the public hospital service

Article R6112-5

I.-When an institution is designated by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to carry out one of the actions mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of III of Article L. 6112-2, its multiannual contr…

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