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Showing 52515260 of 38470 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 20 May 2014 – no. 13-16.398

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4755-1

…et surveillance authority that initiated the said measure a report on the basis of which the latter may decide to impose an administrative fine.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assistance for employees in partial activity

Article D5522-87

For the application in Mayotte of the provisions of article D. 5122-13, the hourly rate of the partial activity allowance may not be less than 7.09 euros. If the employee receives remuneration determi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-32

…8 bis of the aforementioned Act of 13 July 1983, employees involved in labour inspection activities may refer to the Conseil national de l'inspection du travail (National Labour Inspection Council) an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-12

…e certification reference framework, the composition of which is set out in article D. 212-13. They may lay down equivalence or exemption measures.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-2

…d for inArticle L. 1131-2-1, under the conditions laid down inArticle L. 6122-13. The authorisation may also be withdrawn in the event of a breach of the requirements laid down in the authorisation or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-5

The debtor may refer the matter to the commission again with a view to re-examining his situation within three months of the end of the suspension of payment of claims provided for in 4° of Article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conduct of the procedure

Article L813-9

…verifying the right of movement and residence, the foreign national's luggage and personal effects may be inspected and searched, under the supervision of the judicial police officer and in the prese…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

…sion of the employer or of a group of employers, the traveller, sales representative or sales agent may, in the event of termination of the employment contract mentioned in Articles L. 7313-13 and L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-56

…ach of this rule is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…round detections and prospecting, treatment and work around places frequented by human cases, which may be entrusted to the public or private organisations mentioned in articles R. 3114-11 and R. 3114…

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