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Showing 80418050 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…ity, it recruits, appoints and manages staff; 6° Chairs the establishment's social dialogue bodies; 7° Negotiates and concludes agreements and contracts relating to the institution's missions within t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-41

…to account the activities and equipment mentioned in the decree provided for in II of article L. 6147-7. It is binding on health establishments and other holders of authorisations for healthcare activ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-345

…end of the trial period takes place, where applicable, under the conditions provided for inarticle 7 of decree no. 91-155 of 6 February 1991 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-415

…ocial protection scheme (general social security scheme and Ircantec supplementary pension scheme); 7° Remuneration set in accordance with the recruitment conditions set out in articles R. 6152-402 an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A111-3

As long as the data referred to in article L. 111-7 justify it, taking gender into account may result in differences in premiums and benefits proportionate to the risks under insurance operations clas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-8

On receipt of the documents referred to in articles R. 521-6 and R. 521-7, the registrar shall assign a serial number to the application for registration and, after checking that the file is complete…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GA

The amount of the contribution levied on alcoholic beverages provided for by Article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code is not deductible for the purposes of determining the income tax or corporatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-3

…course of the proceedings, the foreign national is placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 or placed in detention pursuant to article L. 741-1, articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 shall be a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-5

…of Article L. 511-33, I of Article L. 522-19, Article L. 526-35, the last paragraph of Article L. 571-4 and Article L. 572-7, agents are treated in the same way as persons employed by payment service…

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