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Showing 94419450 of 27157 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9-10-2007 n° 05-22.023

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-7

The income from employment that forms the basis for calculating the penalty referred to in article L. 2242-8 is that for the whole month following the end of the formal notice referred to in article R…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

The specialised committee for medico-social care and support comprises :1° A regional councillor and, in Corsica, a councillor of the Assembly of Corsica;2° Two chairmen of departmental councils, and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

I. - The Board shall examine the investigation or inspection report drawn up by the departments of the Autorité des marchés financiers or the request made by the Chairman of the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article D251-3

At least once a year, the line producer sends the persons mentioned in article L. 251-9 the various operating accounts it has been given.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to civil disputes

Article R631-2

Civil disputes arising from the application of this code may be subject to the procedure defined by articles 1425-1 to 1425-9 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-7

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles R. 1234-9 to R. 1234-12 relating to the unemployment insurance certificate is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Compensation for damage caused by compulsory vaccination

Article R3111-30

The Office National shall bear the cost of expert assessments, subject to reimbursement due in respect of the subrogation actions referred to in article L. 3111-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-16

The provisions of article R. 823-12 shall not apply to the remuneration of each activity or assignment provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 823-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article A450-3

The category A and category B officials mentioned in Article A. 450-2 are authorised to carry out visits and seizures for the application of article L. 490-9.

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