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Showing 29112920 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-406

…ties and remuneration, in accordance with the provisions of article 25 of amended law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and the regulatory provisions adopted f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional secrecy

Article L415-1

…L. 412-3 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge by reason of their duties or their missions, under the conditions and subject to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-39

The public prosecutor may ask the competent authority of the sentencing State whether it consents to the sentenced person being prosecuted, sentenced or deprived of liberty in France for an offence co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-3

The persons mentioned in Article L. 4133-1 may not be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. They benefit from the protections provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Multiple seizures

Article R3252-30

A creditor in possession of a writ of execution may, without prior attempt at conciliation, intervene in proceedings for the attachment of sums due by way of remuneration, in order to participate in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Educational and financial review

Article R6352-23

…agraph, to the ministry responsible for vocational training, before 30 April each year. This report may be sent by electronic means using the teleservice provided for in article R. 6351-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-12

With regard to the matters mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article R. 5322-11, the Board of Directors may delegate to the Chief Executive Officer all or part of its powers within limits that it shall dete…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-26

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2141-13, the composition of the consortium may not be changed between the date on which applications are submitted and the date on which the contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…ng the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings comprising a single dwell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…ticle 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants in the State and Local Authorities;2° May not, either themselves or through an intermediary, have any interest in the establishments or co…

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