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Showing 45514560 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article R5213-67

The adapted company submits its annual accounts and an annual activity report to the regional prefect for the area in which each establishment is located. This report sets out, for workers recognised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article R5213-62

…nised as disabled workers who have signed the prison employment contract referred to inarticle L. 412-3 of the Prison Code, which constitutes approval as an adapted enterprise in the region in which i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-6

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for Customs sets the list of agents who, due to their responsibilities and skills, are exempt from the techn…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Application for suspension of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory in the course of proceedings

Article L752-6

…lodged against the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory pursuant to article L. 614-1, the foreign national may apply to the court already seised to suspend enforcement of this dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: General conditions of application of the Code in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L711-6

…administration are replaced by references to the provisions in force locally with the same purpose; 2° References to the provisions of the Social Security Code and the Mutual Insurance Code are replac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-6

…gn national who is not authorised to work shall pay the wages and allowances set out in article L. 8252-2 by any means within the period specified in article L. 8252-4. He shall provide the foreign em…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…sons governed by private law likely to be the subject of the requests mentioned in Article R. 15-33-67 are: 1° Electronic communications operators as defined in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6

The Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission is set up by prefectoral decree, published in the Recueil des actes administratifs.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article R1321-69

This section applies to spring water and water made drinkable by conditioned treatment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-6

…espect of a supervisory assignment during safeguard proceedings, the fee provided for in Article R. 663-5 reduced by 25%.

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