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Showing 17411750 of 19635 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 23 Mar. 2011 – no. 09-66512

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article D23-10-3

…the company as soon as possible and by any means when he is assisted in accordance with articles L. 23-10-2 and L. 23-10-8. The person assisting the employee is bound by an obligation of confidentiali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-4

Gametes from a donation may only be made available to the practitioner carrying out the medically assisted procreation or to the couple or unmarried woman receiving the donation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article R744-3

…1 to R. 212-3 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2007-431 of 25 March 2007.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4443-3

Articles R. 4234-3 and R. 4234-6 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version published in decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-16

…09/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 or AIFs covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011. All the places of business…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R4625-9

…ed, possibly during the course of an assignment, to a risk workstation mentioned in article R. 4624-23 for which he has not benefited from the reinforced individual monitoring mentioned in paragraph 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Clinical activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-25

The health care organisation must keep, with due regard for confidentiality :1° A copy of the documents attesting to compliance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 2141-2 ; 2° The written cons…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-1

…on of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation shall be governed by the rules set out in Articles 23-1 to 23-3 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Conseil const…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article D5842-3

…R. 5211-3 to D. 5211-5-2 are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-258 of 9 March 2021 subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V.II. - For the applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

…ch activities carried out there, within the framework of a public interest grouping governed by Law No. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 simplifying and improving the quality of law or a health cooperation gro…

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