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Showing 54515460 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Limitation period

Article L131-60

Limitation periods in the case of legal proceedings only run from the date of the last legal action. They do not apply if there has been a conviction or if the debt has been recognised by a separate a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Leave for sick children.

Article L1225-61

…f a child under the age of sixteen for whom they are responsible within the meaning of Article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code.The duration of this leave is a maximum of three days per year. It i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-67

…ons of third parties. It shall be established upon expiry of the time limits set in the articles R. 612-59, R. 612-61, R. 612-63 or R. 612-64, whichever expires later.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Length of leave

Article R7213-6

The employer may require a caretaker of a residential building to take more annual leave than the statutory leave to which the person concerned is entitled. In this case, the employer shall pay the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

…ed in category B: 1° A1: Visceral and digestive oncology surgery; 2° A2: Thoracic oncology surgery; 3° A3: Otorhinolaryngeal, cervicofacial and maxillofacial oncological surgery, including thyroid can…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…of Training for Sports Professions at the Ministry of Sports, Chairman; 2° The Director of Sports; 3° The heads of the departmental youth, commitment and sports services concerned by the action of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-6

A medical physicist who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-6

…the light of the registrations, the admitted claims and the list of claims mentioned in Article L. 641-13. He may, if he deems it useful, summon the registered creditors, the successful bidder or the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-6

…ading to professional certifications registered in the national register provided for in article L. 6113-1, those leading to attestations of validation of blocks of skills within the meaning of the sa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-6

…ay, port or airport right of way, he shall rule in that room.Subject to the application of Article 435 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the juge des libertés et de la détention shall rule in public.If…

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