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Showing 63016310 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-12

…cation of the decision to approve the charter referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 7342-10 shall indicate the time limit for appeal and the procedures for lodging an appeal. In the absence…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Counting of votes and declaration of results

Article R7343-54

…Relations Authority. The results are also published on the website provided for in Article R. 7343-10. A copy of the minutes is immediately sent to the Minister for Labour. The results are published…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and activities

Article R5126-19

…2° of article R. 5126-1 may only be authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in 1°, 2° and 10° of I of article R. 5126-9.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…ere the show is being staged, the points are not awarded. II. - The "Performers" group is allocated 10 points if the majority of the performers in the show meet the nationality condition set out in b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

…f the Local Finance Committee also covers the financial impact of the standard.Each year, before 31 July, the accounts for the last known financial year of local authorities are submitted to it and to…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…for in Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and the acceptan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1

…On pain of nullity, evidence obtained by a request made in violation of Article 2 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press may not be added to the file.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Municipalities and their groupings

Article L1422-1

…health and hygiene services which, on the date of entry into force of section 4 of title II of law no. 83-663 of 22nd July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7th January 1983 relating to the division…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-1

…opean Union other than France, and by way of derogation from the provisions of article 1 bis of law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of documents and information of an economic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-4

…iry of the contract or, for contracts expiring within six months of the date of promulgation of Law no. 2010-788 of 12 July 2010 on the national commitment to the environment, on the expiry date of th…

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