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Showing 39613970 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8232-3

In the cases provided for in this chapter, the injured employee, the social security and family allowance bodies and the paid holiday fund may, in the event of the contractor's default, take direct ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internship in speech and language therapy with a practitioner.

Article D4341-10

The director of the training and research unit may terminate or suspend the traineeship on his own initiative or at the request of either the training supervisor, the student or, where applicable, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-30

In all cases, pharmacists or veterinary surgeons replacing or running the business after the death of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon who owns the business must provide proof of the practical exp…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

…atform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2006/2004…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-15

…ure to comply with the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-21, L. 5422-22 and L. 5422-24 and those of Chapter IV, shall be preceded by formal notice. The proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-25

…the Chamber, in accordance with article R. 1612-19. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-21 à R. 1612-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

The responsible person shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic product…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

…uments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, referred to above, with a maturity of less than twelve months, are admitted to tradin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-12

…the record, at the latest within three years of the child's birth. Where this article, article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23 or article 357 have already been applied in respect of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

…nced expense of the Treasury, of property for which confiscation is provided for by the article 131-21 of the Penal Code without divesting the owner or holder thereof. The investigating judge may, dur…

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