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Showing 45514560 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
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-8

Successful candidates from the knowledge verification tests complete a two-year full-time skills consolidation programme. To this end, they are assigned to a post on the basis of a commitment to take…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-6

…ncy's general policy and deliberates on : 1° The public health programme provided for in article L. 6431-4 ; 2° The medical project ; 3° The master plan as well as construction, major repair and demol…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-6

…performance of all the travel services included in the contract in accordance with article L. 211-16 and that they are obliged to provide assistance to the traveller if he is in difficulty, in accord…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration specific to temporary employment agencies

Article R1263-6

…ndertakings that post an employee to French territory, under the conditions set out in article L. 1262-2, must submit a declaration containing the following information: 1° The name or business name,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8-1

…to remove insalubrities to carry out a lead exposure risk assessment as referred to in article L. 1334-5 in buildings used for residential purposes built before 1st January 1949.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-7

In the event that a person claimed is being prosecuted or has been convicted in France, and his extradition is requested from the French Government on account of a different offence, surrender shall b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-62

The rules applicable in the event of a dispute are those governing social security disputes.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-6

…this provision is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are deleted; 3° In 5° of Article L. 2512-5, the words: "or to operations carried out with the European Financial…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-6

…this provision is compatible with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union" are deleted; 3° In 5° of Article L. 2512-5, the words: "or to operations carried out with the European Financial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article D3332-8-1

…yment may not exceed 2% of the annual ceiling provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. This payment is taken into account to assess compliance with the cont…

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