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Showing 10111020 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-22

…iods set by collective agreements concluded after the date of publication of the aforementioned Act no. 2008-596 of 25 June 2008;-shorter periods fixed in the letter of engagement or the employment co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-36

…ariations and extensions as defined in 3° and 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-1

…nce permits for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to hazardous substances and mixtures.

Article L1342-1

…h or physical effects shall draw up a single declaration in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information for users.

Article L4411-6

…l these substances or mixtures in accordance with the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-7

…in the annex to this article on the basis of the nomenclature of activities provided for by decree no. 2007-1888 of 26 December 2007 approving the nomenclatures of French activities and products: ON…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R11

…m the previous paragraph, students admitted to the Gendarmerie Officer Training School under Decree no. 2008-946 of 12 September 2008 on the special status of the Gendarmerie officer corps who have ju…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-9

…econd paragraph of Article L. 2334-2, authenticated at 1 January 2009, is 10% or more lower than in 2008, the basic allocation provided for in 1° of I of Article L. 2334-7 accruing to this municipalit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Placing on the market.

Article L4411-3

…Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-7

…eld by institutions distributing these passbook savings accounts are governed by article 120 of the 2008 rectifying finance act no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008.

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