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Showing 44914500 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-4

…s of assessing the conditions for entitlement to social benefits, the actual time of employment indicated on the declaration is increased accordingly. The present paragraph also applies beyond the afo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-4

…nistration in the context of research involving the human person within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1 are considered to be samples taken for therapeutic purposes, without prejudice to the provision…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-4

Under no circumstances may the periods provided for in article L. 412-3 be less than one month or more than one year. In setting these deadlines, account is taken of the good or bad will shown by the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to contracts other than those for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-4

…sers, with the exception of the central public authorities listed in a notice annexed to this Code, may use a notice referred to in Article R. 2131-1 to issue an invitation to tender as part of a rest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-45

…ave been achieved and no further monitoring appears to be necessary, the sentence enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the procedures set out in l'article 712-8, on the basis of a c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-49

If the public prosecutor refuses to approve the adaptation proposal that he has made, he may either submit a new request to the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him, submittin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-41

…ions (National Enforcement Committee) receives reports or procedures drawn up following inspections carried out by the administrative authorities referred to in Article L. 561-36-2. II. - The Secretar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-49

…Minister for the Economy, the drawee shall notify the clerk of the commercial court or, where applicable, of the judicial court ruling in commercial matters within whose jurisdiction the account hold…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-4

…of the earliest party. In the event of serious misconduct or repeated misconduct, the compensation may be reduced by a proportion to be determined by the committee, or even withdrawn. The decision of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-46

I.-In application of 1° of Article L. 1333-2, each category of procedure is justified in general terms under the conditions laid down in Article R. 1333-47. These procedures are carried out when expos…

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