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Showing 17511760 of 39118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 29 June 2007 n° 05-21.104 · Cass. com. 20 June 2006 · Cass. com. 11 December 2007 n° 05-21.234 · Cass. com. 29 April 2014 n° 13-12.343 et n° 13-15.789 · Cass. com. 12 June 2019 n° 18-11.067

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-13

…applies to quarries annexed to the undertakings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article D. 3141-12 as well as to workshops, worksites and other establishments working exclusively for the operation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-13

The compensation limit provided for in Article L. 5424-12 is set at three quarters of the salary. The maximum number of hours that can be compensated is set at nine hours per day up to a maximum of fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-13

…sociation is appointed under the conditions and for the term of office mentioned in article R. 2135-12. During the same term of office, the chairman and the vice-chairman are appointed by employee tra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-134

After the authorisation provided for in Article L. 5141-12 has been issued, the preparation methods and control techniques mentioned in a, c and d of the technical dossier provided for in 3° of II of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-13

…ature and the estimated amount excluding taxes of the subsidisable expenditure; b) The estimated timetable for the operation, the estimated amount of the grant and its rate; c) The deadlines provided…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-13

…tracts awarded using an adapted procedure, purchasers other than those mentioned in article R. 2131-12 are free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the characteristics of the contract, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-13

When sums due to right holders cannot be distributed or paid within the time limits set out in article L. 324-12 for the reasons set out in the second paragraph of I of this article, these sums are ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-13

The provisions of articles L. 5122-2, L. 5122-3, the first paragraph of article L. 5122-6, articles L. 5122-7, L. 5122-8, L. 5122-9 and L. 5122-11 are applicable to advertising for generators, kits an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Involvement of the French Office for Immigration and Integration acting on a court order

Article R8252-13

…Office for Immigration and Integration receives a criminal decision referred to in article R. 8252-11, he shall implement the procedure provided for in article R. 8252-8 under the same conditions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-133

…osecutor personally conducts the investigation pursuant to Article 28(4) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding the establishment of the Eu…

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