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Showing 24812490 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

In the case provided for in article R. 5141-4, the beneficiary pays the social security bodies concerned the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L.…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

Article L611-5

…st of the supervisory authority and the approved bodies responsible, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single section: Community aid

Article R113-5

The agreement provided for in article L. 113-2 sets out the obligations of each of the parties and mentions all the sums received from the local authorities and their groupings, including those paid p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-5

The Council of Ministers of French Polynesia shall deliver the opinion provided for in Article L. 312-2 within one month of the matter being referred to it by the High Commissioner of the Republic. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Paid leave.

Article L7213-5

Where the replacement of the employee during the period of paid leave involves the total or partial occupation of the employee's home by his replacement, the employee has the option of not using his l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-5

…visions of the first paragraph of article L. 333-1-4, the organisers, referred to in article L. 331-5, of sporting events or competitions that may be used as a basis for betting may implement automate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-58

…ent authorisation; 4° The implementation of a new pharmaceutical manufacturing or import operation; 5° The creation of premises in which pharmaceutical manufacturing, import or storage operations are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…nal journalists or journalists treated as such, within the meaning of articles L. 7111-3 to L. 7111-5 of the Labour Code, and other authors of works included in the press publications referred to in A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-50

The general coordination plan kept on site may be consulted by : 1° The members of the social and economic committees called upon to intervene on the site; 2° The works doctor; 3° The members of the i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Automatic provisional enforcement

Article 514-4

…ovisional enforcement by operation of law has been set aside in whole or in part, its reinstatement may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as soon as he is seis…

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