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Showing 50315040 of 58756 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 1984 · CA Paris 2 March 1984 · Cass. com. 2 May 1972 · Cass. civ. 9 May 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Result

Article R2314-22

…r responsible for labour complies with the general security reference system provided for inarticle 9 of order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and admin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99

…eturn of items placed in the hands of justice. He shall rule, by reasoned order, either on the application of the public prosecutor or, after receiving the latter's opinion, ex officio or at the reque…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2

The misleading commercial practices referred to in Articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in prop…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-25

…d parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2, wishing to publish a single report on their solvency and financial situation containing informati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III - Right to warn on public health and environmental issues

Article D4133-2

…he employee representative on the social and economic committee, as provided for in Article L. 4133-2, is recorded in the register provided for in Article D. 4133-1. This alert is dated and signed. It…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-29

The health establishment, body, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to carry out the activities mentioned in e of 2° of Article R. 2142-1 keeps, with due respect for confidentiality, for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2382-2

Compliance with the time limit referred to in Article R. 2182-1 is not required: 1° Where the contract is awarded solely to the operator who took part in the consultation; 2° For the award of subseque…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-20

The application for authorisation to dismiss an occupational health physician, to terminate a fixed-term employment contract in the cases provided for in article L. 4623-5-1 as well as the application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-2

…project and the existing offer to ensure a balanced development of integration actions, the Prefect may enter into the agreements provided for in article L. 5132-2 with companies applying to be approv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Transfer to France

Article R581-9

…n national is granted temporary protection in France, his/her spouse, minor children or, where applicable, his/her spouse's minor children, where they are not yet present on the territory of a Member…

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