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Showing 16211630 of 19311 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 21 Oct. 1998 – no. 96-16537

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3142-95, L. 3142-96 and D. 3142-62 relating to national service is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2333-92

Employers liable for the payment intended to finance mobility services are subject, as regards its liquidation, payment, collection, control and litigation, to the same rules as those applicable to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-23

…the commission shall undertake to draw up the conciliation proposal provided for in Article L. 615-21.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 W quater

The establishments mentioned in article L. 96 E of the Book of Tax Procedures who voluntarily refrain from providing the information requested by the administration as part of the control of the tax p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-22

…reclassification leave, it begins on expiry of the response period provided for in article R. 1233-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-5-2

…estigating and establishing the offences constituting illegal employment referred to in Article L. 8211-1, the inspection officers defined by regulation shall have a right of communication enabling th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Authorisation of experts

Article R2315-52

An order of the Minister responsible for labour determines: 1° The terms and conditions of accreditation of the bodies mentioned in Article R. 2315-51 ; 2° The terms and conditions of certification of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-6

The owner of a leased premises may not, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, even if previously entered into, oppose the conversion, by the lessee or the transferee of the right to the lease…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-9

…the alternate of the candidate concerned in accordance with article 19 of the aforementioned decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-39

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-96 and to the texts adopted for its application is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a…

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