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Showing 26212630 of 21275 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 Mar. 2024 – no. 22-22.450

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-138

…s: 1° Ventilation and sanitation rules provided for in articles R. 4222-1 to R. 4222-17 and R. 4222-20 to R. 4222-22 ; 2° Rules relating to the thermal environment, cold and bad weather provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

…174-18 or L. 752-1 of the Social Security Code as well as the fund mentioned in article 3 of order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affair…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-193

…ots, notification to the managing agent of the notice of transfer pursuant to article 5-1 of decree no. 67-223 of 17 March 1967 €15.38 28 Concerning co-ownership lots, notification to the syndic of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-23

…employers' or employees' organisation representing all the professions mentioned in article L. 5424-20. Such a request for assessment may also be submitted to it by a professional employers' organisat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-14

…1 and, where applicable, L. 2123-22. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriations relating to training expenses that have not been used by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-7

No later than 15th March of the year following the year in respect of which the declaration relating to the employment obligation is made, the adapted companies, establishments or services providing a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-35

…ey are drawn up, revised and updated, determined according to the rules defined in articles D. 1332-20 and D. 1332-22 and transmitted under the conditions defined in articles D. 1332-21 and D. 1332-22…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Obtaining a multi-annual residence permit without a change of reason

Article L433-5

…425-7; 3° La carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention " visiteur " prévue à l'article L. 426-20; 4° La carte de séjour temporaire portant la mention " jeune au pair " prévue à l'article L. 426-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and II of article R. 5221-3 and may not be entered…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…he right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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