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Showing 34313440 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-16

…ed with the management or supervision of an activity or part thereof, or those entrusted with technical services requiring a certain level of qualification.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-16

The contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is signed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L1423-16

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Control.

Article L1271-16

Information relating to the persons mentioned in 1° and 3° of the A of article L. 1271-1 paid by pre-financed universal service vouchers under the conditions defined in article L. 1271-12 is communica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-16

The membership of candidate employees to the sections is determined with regard to the field of application of the collective labour agreement to which they belong, according to the distribution table…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-16

I.- For research, clinical investigations or performance studies involving national defence secrets, the sponsor submits the project for the opinion of a specific committee for the protection of indiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-16

…same head of loss and within the limits provided for inarticle 31 of the aforementioned law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985. They must act within two years of the claim for payment of benefits.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-16

…ces referred to in Article L. 1333-5 information on the characteristics of the sources, the identification of the places where they are held or used, and the references of their suppliers and purchase…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health monitoring

Article L1413-16

…ation or data, the procedures for analysing these events and the rules guaranteeing respect for medical confidentiality.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-16

Any clause in insurance contracts which makes the payment of compensation for damage caused by a natural disaster within the meaning of article L. 125-1 to a built property conditional upon its recons…

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