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Showing 75917600 of 25610 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – no. 95-14.158

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…351-3 entails the obligation for the employer to pay to the institution mentioned in article L.311-7 a contribution, the amount of which is set by decree within the limit of twelve months' gross sala…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-54

…to research involving the human person, the sponsor must report the events or effects mentioned in 7° of Article R. 1123-46 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

…to close a bathing site, a public information notice explaining the reasons for the ban or decision;7° In the event of a ban or decision to close a bathing site for at least one entire bathing season,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-14

…cation of where this information is publicly available;6° The regional firm to which it is attached;7° Where the firm is authorised in another Member State of the European Union, the list shall state…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…ictim of a natural disaster, or a person who is the subject of a search under the article 26 of law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming and whose death is presumed, samples…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

…rticle 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on land use planning and development are exempt from property tax on b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

…s located in the defence restructuring zones defined in 1° and 2° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire'.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-113

I. - The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article L. 214-38 are those referred to in 1, 5 and 6 of the I of article D. 211-1 A . II. - An undertakin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-2

I. - Subject to articles L. 1511-3, L. 1511-7 and L. 1511-8, Title V of Book II of Part Two and Title III of Book II of Part Three, the Regional Council alone is competent to define aid schemes and to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article L356-15

…eferred to in 3° of this Article; 6° For the purposes of this section, Articles L. 352-6 and L. 352-7 apply, at group level, to the undertakings mentioned in 2° and 3° and to the Autorité de contrôle…

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