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Showing 851860 of 22854 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Sept. 2013 – no. 12-21.089

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

When an employee representing a chamber of agriculture has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-18

When the valuation is carried out in accordance with 2° of Article L. 214-24-15, the AMF may require that the valuation procedures implemented by the AIF or its management company, as well as the valu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24-2

The financial aid referred to in Article R. 5132-24-1 is paid to the intermediary association for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-2

…al associations and unions affiliated to the trade union organisations mentioned in Article R. 6153-24-1 may, with the authorisation of the competent director general of the regional health agency, co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-17

…or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or responsible persons mentioned in article L. 1142-24-16 to make an offer within the period of one month or in the event of a manifestly inadequate off…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the Office shall be substitu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-12

In the case of a co-production, where a production company that is not a delegated production company has applied to invest the sums entered in its automatic account and, subsequent to this applicatio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-12

The producer's liability may be reduced or eliminated, having regard to all the circumstances, where the damage is caused jointly by a defect in the product and by the fault of the victim or of a pers…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-12

The provisions of articles 1193, 1195 and 1196 are applicable to the judicial measure of help with managing the family budget.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1210-12

The time limit for appealing to the Court of Cassation on decisions handed down in matters of international wrongful removal of children is fifteen days.

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