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Showing 46014610 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-4

…punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-4

…punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4323-3

…therapists and chiropodists. For the application of article R. 4126-2, the reference to article L. 4112-7 is replaced, for masseur-physiotherapists, by a reference to article L. 4321-11 and, for chiro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article D6323-3-3

…ally by 300 euros in respect of the increase provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 6323-11, up to the ceiling mentioned in I of article R. 6323-3-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-7

…right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 Oct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-18

…ent, member of the governing body of a political party or grouping subject to the provisions of law no. 88-227 of 11 March 1988 or of a foreign political party or grouping;3° Member of a Supreme Court…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…d respectively in articles L. 5214-1 et L. 5216-1 and for the new communes mentioned in Article L. 2113-1, the expenses eligible under Article L. 1615-1 to be taken into consideration are those relati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: General principles

Article A512-3

…IREN number;4° The category or categories to which the intermediary belongs pursuant to Article R. 511-2 and whether the intermediation activity is the intermediary's principal activity or ancillary t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-2

…es apply depending on the circumstances, this information shall relate to all the applicable rates; 11° Except in the case of leasing with a purchase option, the annual percentage rate of charge, usin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-14

The provisions of articles L. 4441-2, L. 4441-3 and L. 4441-4 to L. 4441-11 are applicable to the disciplinary chamber of the order of dental surgeons of New Caledonia and French Polynesia subject to…

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