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Showing 56615670 of 25255 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 March 2017 – no. 14-17873

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-2

…s: "the daily allowance provided for in the event of maternity referred to in article 20-6 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6125-1

…cal care in breach of the provisions of articles L. 6122-1 and L. 6122-7 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros. The same penalty shall apply to failure to comply with the suspension or withdrawal o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-25

The inalienability measure provided for in Article L. 626-14 is, at the behest of the plan execution commissioner, mentioned in the public registers in which the assets declared inalienable and the ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18

…cease his duties for health reasons may benefit, at the end of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6153-14 to R. 6153-17, from additional unpaid leave of a maximum duration of twelve months if it is r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

…ce fund. The split is decided by the management company. This split is declared to the Autorité des marchés financiers without delay. Each investor receives a number of units and, where applicable, de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2027

…vership proceedings, the settlor, the beneficiary or the third party designated pursuant to Article 2017 may apply to the courts for the appointment of a provisional trustee or request that the truste…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-6

In order to establish the quotations published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the agents of the market news service centres record, with the assistance of users, the prices charged on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Screening for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases

Article R2311-16

…supervision provided for in 4° of article R. 1421-6. The medical supervision defined in article L. 315-1 of the Social Security Code applies to the assessments and prescriptions of doctors in centres…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-22

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-31

…lling into trenches more than 1.30 metres deep, the trenches must be surrounded by plinths at least 15 centimetres high or have a shoring system with components at least 15 centimetres above ground le…

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