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Showing 38313840 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-54

…the Court of Appeal and its first president are public. However, the court and its first president may decide that the proceedings will not be public if the professional concerned expressly so reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-51

Young workers may be assigned to drive self-propelled mobile work equipment and work equipment used for lifting if they have received the training provided for in Article R. 4323-55 and if they hold t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-56

…ings without compulsory representation. The President of the National Council or his representative may be heard, if he so requests, by the Court of Appeal. The decision of the Court of Appeal is noti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-5

Candidates who hold certain French or foreign diplomas or qualifications may be exempted from one or more of the professional tests or units that make up the pharmacy technician vocational diploma (br…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-5

The conditions under which emergency contraception not subject to compulsory prescription may be administered to day and boarding pupils in secondary education establishments, in application of the pr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-5

For the application of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-5

No employee may be penalised or dismissed for taking part in the taking of a decision pursuant to Article L. 2372-4. Any decision or act contrary to this prohibition is automatically null and void. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Authorised bodies for the collective management of resale rights in the absence of a known successor in title, or in the event of vacancy or disinheritance

Article R329-5

…Minister responsible for culture within fifteen days of the corresponding event. Failure to notify may result in the withdrawal of approval under the conditions set out in article R. 329-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-5

Under the conditions set out in article LO 6251-3, the local authority may participate, under the supervision of the State, in the exercise of the powers vested in the State in matters of criminal law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-50

…l estate investment company with variable capital set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend over any period not excee…

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