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Showing 73017310 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L8271-20

…the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of the provisions of articles L. 8271-7 to L. 8271-12.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11

…nd by professional secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for in Article 434-7-2 of the Penal Code.However, in order to avoid the dissemination of incomplete or inaccurate infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3

…ely issued to the victim, which mentions the time limits for public prosecution defined in articles 7 to 9 as well as the possibility of interrupting the limitation period by filing a complaint with c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…the supplementary pension fund and provident fund to which the temporary work agency is affiliated;7° A statement that the user company is not prohibited from hiring the employee at the end of the as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special conditions of secondment

Article L1262-6

…the employers mentioned in the same first paragraph benefit for the application of article L. 1263-7, in particular the nature of the documents that must be translated into French and the procedures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…II of the Social Security Code, to Chapter IV of Title V of Book IV of the same Code, to article L. 752-23 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), Ordinance no. 59…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L571-1

…icate will be issued to the applicant in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article L. 521-7. It mentions the procedure to which the applicant is subject. It may be renewed during the procedu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-2

…ned in article L. 432-3, except in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 442-7-2. The body referred to in article L. 432-2 issues insurance policies covering the risks referred…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

…digital audio description file for the blind or partially sighted;6° Expenditure on digital marking;7° Expenditure on the return to photochemical film.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article R715-2

The regulations governing use referred to in article L. 715-6 shall include: 1° The name of the proprietor of the trade mark; 2° The purpose of the association, grouping or legal person governed by pu…

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