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Showing 821830 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Secondment contract and timeshare company.

Article L1252-13

…l guarantee ensuring, in the event of default on his part, payment of :1° Salaries and incidentals ;2° Compulsory contributions due to social security bodies or social institutions.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 1300-1

Oppositions made by the persons referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1397 of the Civil Code are notified to the notary who drew up the deed. He informs the spouses. In the event o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-13

…mental fire and rescue service. The statutory guarantees of their employment frameworks remain applicable to them. The agreement sets out, after consultation with the relevant joint bodies, the terms…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Closed-end funds governed by foreign law whose units or shares are traded on a financial instruments market

Article L214-138

…er foreign law are admitted to trading on a financial instruments market referred to in Article L. 421-1 or a multilateral trading facility referred to in Article L. 424-1, the units or shares of a cl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-13

…micile, date and place of birth and information relating to nationality provided for in Article R. 123-37 of: 1° Persons with general authority to bind the caisse d'épargne et de prévoyance with respe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other written documents

Article 1378-1

…ers are not evidence in favour of the person who wrote them.They are evidence against him:1° In all cases where they formally state a payment received;2° When they contain the express mention that the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-13

For the application of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book VII, the following provisions are added: "I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-13

For the application of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title II of Book VII, the following provisions are added: I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L. 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-13

The application for marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-13

…the same conditions as pay. It is not payable to an employee who is temporarily unfit for work. It cannot be combined with daily benefits for accidents at work, sickness, social insurance and paid le…

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