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Showing 44314440 of 21317 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 13 January 1993

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7227-18

…an employee must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave referred to in article L. 7227-13, submit his request in writing to his employer at least thirty days in advance, specifying the da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-9

…ommittee. It guides and monitors the work of the planned commissions mentioned in article R. 6123-3-13.It is responsible for consultation between the State, the region and the professional organisatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-34

…European Economic Area or in a State where the agreements provided for in Articles L. 632-7, L. 632-13 and L. 632-16 of this Code are applicable are required, notwithstanding any provisions to the con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 22: Materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs

Article R412-38

…h foodstuffs and amending Regulation (EC) No 2023/2006 5° The provisions of Articles 4, 5 and 11 to 13 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2009 of 29 May 2009 on active and intelligent materials and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 A

…area to be boosted defined in II of the same Article 44 sexdecies that they have created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023, from the year following that of their creation.For seven years fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-1

…the information received by teletransmission must comply with the provisions of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties andOrder no. 2005-1516 of 8 Dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

…em, for whatever reason, or the item deteriorates, in accordance with articles D. 514-12 and D. 514-13 ; e) Indication that, in the event of loss of the acknowledgement of deposit of a pledged item, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article R1453-14

…articular industrial and commercial secrets; 3° Where applicable, in application of article L. 1453-13, information enabling indirect and final beneficiaries who are not signatories to the agreement t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…urity contributions; 4° bis Under the conditions set out in the article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to th…

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