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Showing 29312940 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-7

The contribution referred to in I of article L. 6323-4 may be proportional to the cost of the training, subject to a ceiling, or set at a lump sum. The contribution is payable neither by jobseekers no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and technical organisation of sectors.

Article R3221-7

If the quantified objectives for the supply of care mentioned in 2° of the I of Article L. 1434-3 for the "care without consent" section of the psychiatric authorisation mentioned in Article R. 6122-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-7

The competent authority may, after obtaining the opinion of a committee composed in particular of professionals, grant individual authorisation to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant to nati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-7

The procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the procedures for accessing the database provided for in Article L. 134-2, the nature and format of the data collected and the most appropriate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Multiple copies.

Article L511-74

The person who has sent one of the copies for acceptance must indicate on the other copies the name of the person in whose hands this copy is. The latter is obliged to hand it over to the lawful beare…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-5

A conviction or a probation decision may be transmitted to the competent authority of another Member State of the European Union where: 1° The person concerned is ordinarily resident, under lawful con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consular higher education establishments

Article R711-77

The staff mentioned in article R. 711-76 who meet the following conditions:1° Be at least eighteen years old;2° Have worked for at least one year during the five years preceding the date of the electi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-52

During the investigation and information, the hearing of a minor who is the victim of one of the offences referred to in Article 706-47 shall be the subject of an audiovisual recording. Under the same…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-90

If the needs of the preliminary investigation relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 so require, the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-32

Property other than sums of money confiscated pursuant to the confiscation order may be sold in accordance with the provisions of the Code du domaine de l'Etat. The sums of money recovered and the pro…

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