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Showing 47414750 of 22872 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Jan. 2023 – no. 21-18.683

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proceedings against the trader

Article R1110-15

…onal association concerned fails to comply with the three-month time limit stipulated in article R. 1110-11 for implementing the conciliation procedure, or the time limit stipulated in article R. 1110…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

…o the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° The information requested by the National Council for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-13

…dered to have achieved independence, in the light of the assessments referred to in article R. 5131-11 or changes in the young person's situation ; 2° When the beneficiary reaches his or her twenty-si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L1254-8

The mere termination of the commercial contract for the provision of freelance administration services does not result in the termination of the employee's employment contract. The freelance administr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22-1

…section on nosocomial infections of which the Office has become aware in application of articles L. 1142-8 and L. 1142-21. It is made public.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L355-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall determine the nature, scope and format of the information it requires insurance and reinsurance undertakings and the undertakings referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-9

Without prejudice to the rules laid down in articles L. 625-7 and L. 625-8, claims arising from contracts of employment or apprenticeship contracts are guaranteed under the conditions laid down in art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-23

Litigation and enforcement proceedings other than those referred to in Article L. 622-21 are pursued during the observation period against the debtor, after the judicial representative and the adminis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

For the application of Article R. 15-33-68, 1° and 4° of this article are worded as follows: "1° Electronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-24

The list of organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-21 recognised as representative of the sectors referred to in Article L. 7343-1 is drawn up, on behalf of the State, by the Director General of…

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