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Showing 53115320 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-3

…iods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-15-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…uneration of staff; 12° The establishment's international relations programme and negotiations that may lead to the conclusion of international administrative arrangements;13° The establishment's annu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 251-10, the line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written obs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to certain establishments with an in-house pharmacy.

Article R5132-42

The procedures for applying sections 1 to 3 of this chapter to the establishments mentioned in articles L. 5126-1 and L. 5126-11 shall be laid down, where appropriate, after obtaining the opinion of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-19

…e L. 232-11 and the persons authorised to carry out investigations mentioned in article L. 232-18-1 may be requested by the public prosecutor, the investigating judge or the officers or agents of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-8

The guarantor or insurer, as the case may be, shall issue the sworn goods broker with a guarantee or insurance certificate specifying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-16

…eas of competence of the local authority are, in cases where the first paragraph of Article LO 6351-15, negotiated and signed by the authorities of the Republic.At its request, the President of the Te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Working conditions

Article R4141-16

…technique, a worker exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 will receive the safety training provided for in that same article. This training is supplemented…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-16

…r reasons relating to the protection of public health, the measures provided for in article R. 5122-15 may be taken in the event of misuse, as defined in article R. 5121-153, or drug dependence or abu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take the necessary precautionary measures. To this end, it may: 1° Place the person under special supervision ; 2° Instruct one or more of its staff to carry o…

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