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Showing 19611970 of 20240 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 December 2007

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-21

The distances mentioned in article R. 24-18 are brought to the attention of the protected person, who is given a remote protection device. The protected person is also informed that, if necessary, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-20

…1335-19; 3° The conditions for operating the storage reservoir mentioned in II of article R. 1335-18;4° The measures to be implemented in the event of a malfunction in the collective water misting s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-13

…2-2, article L. 811-11-1, article L. 814-5, the last paragraph of article L. 621-4, articles L. 622-18, L. 626-25 and L. 641-8, article R. 621-12 as well as articles R. 814-24 and R. 814-38.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mediation procedure

Article R2523-12

…o be represented before the mediator under the conditions set out in articles L. 2522-3 and R. 2522-18 .If, without a legitimate reason, a party who has been duly summoned does not appear or is not re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Occupational health medical file

Article R4624-45-8

…so exercise his rights of rectification, erasure and restriction, as provided for in Articles 16 to 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with the occupational health and prevention service. Subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-3

…paid in 2008 for all the compensation mentioned in I to X of article 48 of law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 on the finances for 2009 and the total amount of this same compensation provided for t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of public information obligations concerning bans on minors

Article R432-1

…articles R. 211-18, R. 211-19,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…ognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, done at Lugano on 30 October 2007, referred to in Article 509-3 of this Code, may be exercised by the director of the registry of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-4

…re provided for in Articles 1011 to 1022 shall apply to appeals brought pursuant to Articles 17 and 18 of law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-19

…in meetings by employees attending the meetings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2363-18 is considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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