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Showing 75117520 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-32

The recovery or collection service listed under number 129 of Table 3-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee set as follows:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

The youth employment agreement referred to in 1° of Article L. 5134-2 specifies in particular : 1° A description of the activities envisaged; 2° The number of positions and the nature of the employmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3

In relation to the base of dispersion constituted by the difference between the total amount of the regulated commitments mentioned in Article R. 331-1, all currencies combined, and the total amount o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial representatives who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline (National Registration and Disciplinary Commission)

Article R812-3

The provisions set out in articles R. 811-3, R. 811-4, R. 811-5 and R. 811-6 relating to elections to the national commission of court-appointed administrators and their alternates are applicable to e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Entitlement to leave

Article R7213-3

The leave cannot be confused with: 1° Absence due to illness; 2° Periods of health cure compensated by social security; 3° Statutory rest periods for pregnant women; 4° Compulsory periods of national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-38

I.-For social and economic committees governed by Article L. 2315-64, the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69 , which provides information for analysing the accounts, includes information relatin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-3

The commission may request the appearance of the sentenced person before giving its opinion. This appearance may be made by a means of telecommunication in accordance with the provisions of article 70…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4321-35

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 of the Public Health Code and article L. 145-5-3 of the Social Security Code, only masseur-physiotherapists who have been registered with the Order for a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379 bis

1. Amounts still owed as preferential claims by merchants and legal entities governed by private law, even if they are not merchants, in respect of the claims listed in 1 of article 379, shall be disc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-39

In the event of notification of a request for direct payment of a maintenance claim, the employer shall pay the debtor the fraction of the remuneration provided for in article L. 3252-5. It shall pay…

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