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Showing 50215030 of 22854 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Sept. 2013 – no. 12-21.089

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

Article D1332-27

…d as part of health monitoring in accordance with the provisions of articles D. 1332-23 and D. 1332-24, during the current year's bathing season and the three previous bathing seasons. Following the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disputes.

Article R2362-18

…ion is lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 2324-24 and R. 2324-25. However, the dispute is lodged : 1° Within fifteen days of notification of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-45

…f those provided for in I of Article R. 4451-44 in the defined areas referred to in Article R. 4451-24; 2° In means of transport used for the transport of radioactive substances within or outside the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-18

…y the Fonds national des solidarités actives pursuant to the third paragraph of I of article L. 262-24 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles ; 4° Compiling anonymous statistical and financia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…the powers granted to it in particular by Article L. 225-18, the fourth paragraph of article L. 225-24, the third paragraph of L. 225-40, the third paragraph of l'article L. 225-42 and by l'article L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Explanations provided to the borrower

Article L312-14

The creditor or credit intermediary shall provide the borrower with explanations enabling him to determine whether the proposed credit agreement is suited to his needs and financial situation, in part…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-14

In the event of a conviction pursuant to article L. 4741-12, the court may order, as an additional penalty, that the judgment be posted at the doors of the convicted person's establishments, at the la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-13

If the pledged item deteriorates, the borrower may relinquish it to the institution, subject to payment of compensation determined in accordance with the procedures set out in article D. 514-12. In th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-22

The staff concerned by the obligation of professional competence mentioned in articles L. 314-24 and L. 314-25 are natural persons who work for the creditor and who are directly involved in drawing up…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-15

…without fulfilling the conditions required to carry out this activity pursuant to articles L. 1254-24 to L. 1254-27.

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