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Showing 24712480 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: Control.

Article L1263-8

…yers who repeatedly second employees under the conditions provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 or by a body with a mandate, may adjust the terms and conditions according to which the obligat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-8

…has fewer than five members.Where a vacancy in the office of mayor or deputy mayors occurs after 1 January of the year preceding the general renewal of the municipal councils, the elections required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-8

…icle 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations, at the points of entry mentioned in Article L. 3115-11. These health checks are carried out in accordance with the technical procedures defined by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article R426-8

…e residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU", issued by France under article L. 426-17, bears the following statement under the heading "Remarks": "The [name of the Member State] gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-8

…ence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé in application of article L. 5121-30. II. - In the event of an emergency, public health establishments are authorised to wholesale, wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-8

…le1 + 1 accessory1 (a)or 1 (b)251 to 100 people22 or 1 + 1 clearanceaccessory (a)2101 to 200 people23201 to 300 people24301 to 400 people25From 401 to 500 people26Above the first 500 people:- the numb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-81

…society. Subject to the statutory provisions applicable to the pharmacists mentioned in article L. 6152-1 of this code, the same pharmacist may, where applicable, manage two pharmacies for internal u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Specific procedures

Article 897-1

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

…ons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and, at its request, the public prosecutor, o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 621

…ligible to lodge a new appeal against the same judgment, except in the case provided for in Article 618. The same applies when the Cour de cassation declares that it has lost jurisdiction, declares th…

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