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Showing 631640 of 56728 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 1 June 2023 – no. 21-23393

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-21

…ring their leave, interns retain their right to the full family supplement mentioned in article R. 6153-10.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2131-21

…e of a practitioner who was the only one practising one of the disciplines mentioned in Article R. 2131-12, the Director shall designate, within three months, a practitioner to replace him. If the pra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-21

…uthorised to store them in execution, where applicable, of the agreement referred to in Article R. 2151-19.In the event of an incident likely to affect health safety, the Director General of the Agenc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 211-5

The conditions laid down in this sub-section are checked when applications for investment approval and production approval are examined.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-21

…late the rate of increase for each of the overtime hours worked within the limit set in article L. 3123-20. This rate may not be less than 10%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Declaration of significant events and malicious acts

Article R1333-21

…hall declare to the competent authority any significant radiation protection events, in particular :1° Events leading or likely to lead to significant and unplanned exposure of a person ;2° Significan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-21

…ing satisfied at the same time, applicants are ranked according to the following order of priority: 1° Requests that have already been deferred; 2° Family situation; 3° Length of service with the comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecuti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Contracts involving major technical contingencies

Article R2372-21

The supplies or services mentioned in article R. 2372-19 are ordered, where applicable, after negotiation with the contractor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-21

If the rejected cheque has been paid when presented again, the drawer shall report this to the drawee.

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