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Showing 28512860 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

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

Article R6223-82

…aciens decides on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 and articles L. 4222-3, L. 4222-4 and L. 4232-12 respectively. Reasons shall be give…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-8

…s seniority as assessed for the purposes of determining the period of notice provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 1234-1.However, the period of suspension is not taken into account when determining…

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

Article 822-2

…mage animée and from whom he chooses the Chairman;2° The Chairman of the art house cinema committee;3° The Vice-Chairman of the art house cinema committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-8

…des opérations funéraires are paid by the administration under the conditions set by Decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the terms and conditions for the payment of expenses incurred in the te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-8

The agreement referred to in article D. 5135-7 includes the following information in particular: 1° The name, address and legal form of each party to the agreement, as well as the name and function of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Secondment to another company

Article D5213-84

…fications of the employee concerned; 2° The duration, working hours and location of the secondment; 3° The characteristics of the work to be performed and the working environment; 4° The method for de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-8

…itted by a modelling agency with a view to hiring children to carry out the activity referred to in 3° of Article L. 7124-1 must be accompanied by the following documents: 1 A birth certificate for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Transmission of information on health events to the national focal point

Article R3115-69

…transport and persons working at a point of entry and appearing on the list mentioned in article R. 3115-8 are required to report to the regional health agency, via the coordinator of the point of ent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisational rules

Article L541-8

…ment these resources and procedures efficiently ; 2° When providing the advice referred to in 1° or 3° of I of Article L. 541-1, have appropriate systems in place to obtain the relevant information re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-8

…ders: 1° When ordering local precautions on objects entrusted to his vigilance and authority by 1°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 2212-2, by the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 2542-4 and…

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