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Showing 39613970 of 59235 articles for Art. Cass. com. avis 1-12-2021 n° 20-15.164 FS-D

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-17

Any differences in representation referred to in Article D. 1142-16 are published and updated on the website of the Ministry of Labour, each year by 31 December at the latest, by the departments of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-13

The Minister for Employment shall receive the statements provided for in Article D. 5427-9. It shall also be sent the deliberations of the general circulars concerning the application of the agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-11

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment will take into account the measures taken by the company with regard to equal pay for men and women, the employer's…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-179

The authorisation holder must have at least: 1° An inpatient area where patients can be treated in an emergency; 2° An interventional cardiology room equipped with radiodiagnostic facilities used for…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-17

The rector of the academic region appoints the selection boards, chairs them or delegates the chairmanship, and awards the diplomas under the conditions laid down by order in accordance with article D…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-10

For the application of article D. 1432-40 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the activity report mentioned in 6° is also sent to the territorial councils of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Submission of the contract

Article D6224-1

No later than five working days following the start of the apprenticeship contract, the employer sends this contract, together with the agreement referred to in article L. 6353-1 and, where applicable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-17

Appointments of representatives of consumer protection associations made on the proposal or opinion of the National Consumer Council are made on the proposal or opinion of the college of consumer prot…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for exercising the right to the assistance of an interpreter and the translation of certain documents in the proceedings

Article D594-10

The provisions of this section and those of the preliminary article and article 803-5 relating to translation are not applicable to notices of fixed fines and notices of increased fixed fines delivere…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-100

The post-interventional monitoring room is located close to one or more sites where anaesthesia is performed and where grouping is encouraged, in particular operating sectors and sectors where endosco…

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