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Showing 36813690 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation

Article D4632-5

The employment adviser is appointed and retained by agreement, depending on the case, between the employer and the social and economic committee or between the employers and the inter-company committe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Special conditions for the "digestive system, endocrinology, diabetology, nutrition" option

Article D6124-177-45

The coordinating doctor specialises in : either in endocrinology-diabetology-nutrition; - or in hepato-gastro-enterology, in which case he must have training or proven experience in nutrition; -in gen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article D6152-417

…to encourage the development of networking between the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L765-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° The words: ", the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation," are deleted; 2° In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-19

…qual number of women and men, in accordance with the principle of parity as defined in article L. 6123-3. The representatives appointed in application of g must be of the gender that has the fewest re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

…or attacks on property provided for in the articles 214-1 to 214-4, 221-1 à 221-6, 222-1 à 222-40, 223-1 à 223-15, 223-15-2, 224-1 à 224-4, 225-5 à 225-15, 225-17, 226-1 à 226-23, 227-1 à 227-27, 311-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…cillary costs, interim financial costs and financing costs, is assigned pursuant to Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-29 of this Code, the contract may stipulate that this assignment is subject to the acce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Q

…s claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The authorisation referred to in the first parag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-32

Subject to the authorisation provided for in Article 7 of the aforementioned Law no. 2000-108 of 10 February 2000, the municipalities, within their territory, and the public cooperation establishments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to reinstatement in employment or office.

Article L2422-1

…oard of directors of public sector undertakings;8° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1, former member or employee appearing on the electoral propaganda for the constitution of th…

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