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Showing 55315540 of 48231 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 April 1984 · Cass. com. 4 May 1982 · CA Grenoble 21 December 2006

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to work in hyperbaric environments

Article R4461-43

The work in hyperbaric environments referred to in 1° of Article R. 4461-1 may only be carried out by companies which have obtained a certificate issued by a certification body accredited under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-48

…laws shall be decided by the same majority. However, an increase in the liabilities of the members may only be decided unanimously.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint Committee

Article D7121-48

…d leave fund. It is responsible for: 1° Monitoring the operation of the fund with regard to the allocation of holiday pay to beneficiaries; 2° Ruling on any disputes that may arise concerning entitlem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-4

…union of funds mentioned in Article R. 8291-2 as part of the management of the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector may not be used for purposes other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-9

…om the public prosecutor has referred a request for homologation. If the person is not detained, he may be summoned before the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him within a pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-4

The economic interest group enjoys legal personality and full capacity from the date of its registration in the Trade and Companies Register, without this registration implying a presumption that the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-4

A foreign national who has not signed the republican integration contract provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 413-2 when first admitted to reside in France may ask to sign it at a later…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-42

No conviction may be handed down on the basis of evidence gathered under the conditions provided for in Article 230-40, unless the request and the report referred to in the last paragraph of this same…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Open invitation to tender

Article R2161-4

The purchaser may decide to examine the tenders before the applications. When it makes use of this option, it shall examine the applications impartially and transparently. In particular, it must ensur…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-4

…eed between the project owner and the developer, all without prejudice to any liability claims that may belong to the project owner against the developer.

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