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Showing 501510 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
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-27

The holder of an employment support contract receives a salary at least equal to the amount of the minimum growth wage multiplied by the number of hours worked.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-27

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular those for the payment, suspension or cancellation of the aid, as well as those rela…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-27

Subject to more favourable contractual or collective bargaining provisions, an apprentice may not be paid less than an amount determined as a percentage of the minimum growth wage and varying accordin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Pregnant women

Article R1112-27

If there are vacant beds in the maternity ward, the Director may not refuse admission in the month preceding the presumed date of delivery of a pregnant woman or in the month following the delivery of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-27

…th before the opening date of the ballot, to the president of the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés (National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers). No later than fifteen days bef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article D223-27

The provisions of Article D. 221-5 are applicable to the appointment or designation of a statutory auditor in limited liability companies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-27

The extract from the minutes containing the decision of the Board of Directors relating to the choice of one of the two methods of exercising general management provided for in Article L. 225-51-1 is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-27

The judge may not, on pain of inadmissibility, be seised before the expiry of a period of one month following receipt by the addressee of the first written pleading.The earliest party submits its plea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-27

Practical training is carried out on the premises of an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction for the entire duration of the training period set out in the first paragraph of arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-27

The Steering Committee meets at the request of the Minister responsible for local authorities or the National Council for the Training of Local Elected Representatives. Additional meetings may be held…

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