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Showing 57715780 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Authorised differences in treatment.

Article L1133-2

…special working conditions with a view to ensuring the protection of young people and older workers;2° The fixing of a maximum age for recruitment, based on the training required for the post concerne…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-2

…variety whose existence, at the date of filing of the application, is a matter of common knowledge; 2° Is uniform, i.e. sufficiently uniform in its relevant characteristics, subject to the variation t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-24

…ntended to:1° To specify the physical, economic and environmental constraints affecting the project;2° To present one or more technical, architectural, siting and landscape integration solutions for t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-211

…ivision or by auction of a business shall contain:1° The information required by article L. 141-13 ;2° Where applicable, with regard to the former owner, the references of its registration in the Trad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Packaging units for rolling tobacco

Article R3512-24

…t of rolling tobacco may be: 1° Parallelepiped with characteristics that may be specified by order; 2° Cylindrical; 3° A pouch. II-The packaging unit complies with the size characteristics of the heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R4113-28

…have been drawn up, of its by-laws and, where applicable, a copy of the Memorandum of Association; 2° A certificate of enrolment of each partner on the roll, drawn up by the departmental council of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-2

When, during the period used for the application of article L. 5422-2, the total period of employment completed for one or more employers affiliated to the insurance scheme was longer than all the per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4391-2

…Commission des aides-soignants, issue the authorisation to practise provided for in article L. 4391-2, on the basis of an application accompanied by a file submitted and examined in accordance with th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

…sory board memberships held by this person in controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which it is a director. For the application of the provisions of this artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

…he directors in office. However, directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1, directors representing employee shareholders or the company mutual fund pursuant to articl…

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