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Showing 201210 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-27

…loyer uses an alternative medium to keep the single staff register, the requirements of articles D. 8113-2 and D. 8113-3 apply. In this case, the employer sends the Labour Inspectorate the opinion of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compulsory consultations in establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation or a basic nuclear installation

Article R2312-27

In establishments with a basic nuclear installation, the Social and Economic Committee issues an opinion on any project to draw up or modify the internal emergency plan, after a period of at least thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-27

In application of article R. 6152-26, the length of the weekly shift is fixed, but may not exceed forty-eight hours per week, calculated as an average over a period of four months. When work is perfor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-27

…o the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned Act of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral process shall be referred to the Minister f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-27

…s established against the lessor that he has exercised the rights granted to him under articles L. 145-17 et seq that with a view to fraudulently defeating the tenant's rights, in particular through l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: After-sales services

Article L217-27

The provisions of this section also apply to the producer and to professionals, other than the seller, when they offer after-sales services.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-27

…the taxes and contributions mentioned in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-27

To be eligible for aid, exhibitors must have organised at least one screening with paid admissions during 2020 in each cinema for which aid is requested.For cinemas created in 2020 and whose opening t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-27

Where the invention concerns national defence, the conciliation proposal shall not contain any analysis of the invention likely to result in its disclosure.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Duty to inform

Article D553-27

When not accommodated in one of the places mentioned in article L. 552-1, the asylum seeker informs the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration of their place of accommodation or housing…

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