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Showing 791800 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional hours by rider

Article L3123-22

…f amendments that may be concluded, up to a limit of eight per year and per employee, except in the case of replacement of a named absent employee; 2° May provide for an increase in pay for hours work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4351-22

…o practise provided for in Article L. 4351-4, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission for Medical Electroradiology Technicians, on the basis of an application accompanied by a file submitted and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

The Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-23

The costs of monitoring the water quality of the systems, particularly when the monitoring is carried out following the reporting of one or more cases of legionellosis potentially linked to the system…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-23

If the application is incomplete with regard to the conditions required for the requested classification, the representative of the State in the département will notify the mayor or, where applicable,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-22

…out in this chapter, and that relating to hidden defects, under the conditions set out in articles 1641 to 1649 of the Civil Code. A decree will set out the terms and conditions of this information..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-22

The prison integration and probation service located within the jurisdiction of the prison where the person being released under constraint is incarcerated will give or arrange for the person to be gi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-22

…uments intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, issued by a société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine shall indicate :1° Its com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-22

…ree months old. List I medicinal products may only be renewed if the prescriber gives a written indication specifying the number of renewals or the duration of treatment. List II medicinal products ma…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

The Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée's right of recovery is exercised until 31 December of the third year following the year in respect of which the taxes or contributions became due. Th…

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