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Showing 29812990 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 5: Promotion.

Article R6152-611

…romotion to the 12th step according to the following terms: 1st step: one year. 2nd step: two years 3rd step: two years. 4th step: two years. 5th step: two years. 6th step: two years. 7th step: two ye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L6332-6

…lling within the scope of this book, particularly with regard to their obligations under article L. 6316-1 ; 3° The procedures for providing information, on each of the points mentioned in 1° and 2°,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

…more stages; 2° Or benefit from facilities designed to enable the same clientele to access them; or 3° Or are subject to joint management of the elements of their operation, in particular through the…

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

Article R53-8-12-1

In the cases provided for by 6° of Article 706-53-2, the person must be informed and provided with the document provided for by Article R. 53-8-9 are made, under the conditions set out in the third an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…of exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 relati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87-0 A

…ities, directly or, for employers using the simplified arrangements provided for in the article L. 133-5-6 du code de la sécurité sociale, through the body mentioned in article L. 133-5-10 of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L541-8-1

…e them with a range of services that is appropriate and proportionate to their needs and objectives;3° Ensure that they do not remunerate or evaluate the results of their employees in a way that is de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Choice of expert

Article L2315-81-1

Once the expert has been appointed by the social and economic committee, the committee members draw up a set of specifications, as required, and notify the employer of these. The expert notifies the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-20-8

…pharmaceutical record is accessible to the healthcare professionals referred to in article L. 1111-23 by means of tools and information systems that comply with the interoperability and security stand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-8-1

…f the reasons for refusing to open an account under the procedure provided for in III of Article L. 312-1 or of the reasons, on the basis of IV of the same article, for terminating the deposit account…

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