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Showing 22412250 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article D3243-8

…y years ;-or until the employee has reached the age mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 1237-5, plus six years. In the event of closure of the pay slip provision service due to the cessation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-83

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the provisions of this article. The joint representative re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article L741-8

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-8

…r in article L. 2122-10-4, with the exception of those in the branches mentioned in article L. 2122-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-8

…rvice or used: 1° Single-use equipment; 2° Equipment whose expiry date or period of use has passed; 3° Equipment which has suffered any damage whatsoever, even if repaired; 4° Helmets protecting the h…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 617

The contrariety of judgments may be invoked when the plea of non-receivability based on the authority of res judicata has been unsuccessfully raised before the trial judges. In this case, the appeal i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Service of documents abroad.

Article 687

The public prosecutor shall inform the requesting authority of the steps taken; he or she shall, where appropriate, forward to the requesting authority any minutes or receipts recording the delivery o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-11

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-53-2, the magistrate or court making the decision shall inform the person concerned and notify them of their obligations either orally or by registered l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-4

When it is granted authorisation under the conditions mentioned in article L. 324-8-3, the approved collective management organisation immediately implements appropriate publicity measures to inform t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 832-1

…after the processing of applications for investments or advances already registered under Articles 232-8 to 232-12.

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