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Showing 43514360 of 52080 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 mai 2018 n° 16-23817

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rehabilitation, re-education and vocational training.

Article L5213-3

…24-2-4 may benefit from the in-company vocational re-education agreement mentioned in article L. 5213-3-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-3

…ngs will be working; 2° Marks out the areas in this area which may present hazards for the workers; 3° Indicates the traffic routes which these workers and the vehicles and machinery of all kinds belo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

…European Works Council, if one exists, or, for European companies within the meaning of article L. 2351-1 of the Labour Code, as a member of the employee representation body referred to in article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-3

…ate in respect of acts constituting the offence of counterfeiting, within the meaning of Article L. 335-3 of this code, of audiovisual works that are prejudicial to the resources allocated to it under…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-4

…Which is given or bequeathed to him under the express condition that the parents will not enjoy it;3° Which he receives by way of compensation for extrapatrimonial prejudice of which he has been the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-37

…practitioner by the director of the host health establishment, on the effective date of termination;3° If the practitioner abandons his training or hospital duties.It may also terminate the contract i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-3

…the employee refuses to continue to perform the employment contract, the provisions of article L. 1235-3-1 are applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-33

…e refused in the following cases: 1° The sentencing decision is based on offences committed wholly, mainly or for the most part on French territory or in an assimilated place; 2° The length of the sen…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

…when the purchaser requires it to sub-contract part of its contract. The provisions of sub-section 3 specify the rules for the competitive tendering of sub-contractors applicable to the holder of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-3

When a payment service defined in II of article L. 314-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code is provided under the conditions set out in articles L. 222-1 and L. 222-2 of this code, the supplier shall…

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