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Showing 39613970 of 21410 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Sept. 2022 – no. 19-26203

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-10

…tes referred to in article L. 7345-7 is subject to the confidentiality obligation set out inarticle 21-3 of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R2122-22

…information and supporting documents that must be included in the appeal referred to in article R. 2122-21 in order to be admissible. The purpose of this information and supporting documents is to ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-56

…the related expenditure is recorded in a budget annexed to the budget referred to in articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-21, L. 5214-23, or L. 5216-8 as appropriate. The revenues of the annexed budget in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-27

…oyment or, in the event of an implicit rejection decision, by the appeal provided for in article R. 2122-21 and the acknowledgement of receipt or the acknowledgement of receipt. Where the dispute conc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-25

…r, drawn up on the basis of the lists mentioned in 13° of Article L. 6241-5 and in Articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22. 6241-5 and articles R. 6241-21 and R. 6241-22 ; 2° Informs employers of the crite…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-3

In the event of a portfolio transfer, any part of the rights of policyholders, contract holders, members and beneficiaries of benefits not covered by the transferee is guaranteed within the limits set…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-15

Where the purchaser has not published a notice as referred to in Article R. 2131-7, contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1, the estimated value…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-14

…lation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication finding that the facts are lik…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-42

Where an appeal is lodged against a decision or order made pursuant to Article L. 612-10 (first and second paragraphs) or against an order or decree made pursuant to

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L821-2

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment, a fine of €3,750 and a three-year ban from French territory for, for a foreign national who has been checked when crossing the border from a country that i…

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