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Showing 64416450 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Realisation of the pledge and purging of registered claims.

Article R143-1

…f the business has not taken place at public auction in accordance with articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15, the purchaser who wishes to secure himself from the proceed…

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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 D1142-2-1

…with between fifty and two hundred and fifty employees, the indicators mentioned in Article L. 1142-8 are as follows: 1° The pay gap between women and men, calculated on the basis of the average pay o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-143

…ents referred to in Article L. 1333-26 be established.III-The regime referred to in article L. 1333-8 is terminated, where applicable, after the entry into force of the prefectoral order instituting t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article R532-32

…provided for in Article 37 of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011.Where France is designated as the reference Member State, the Autorité des marchés finan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil départemental de l'environnement et des risques sanitaires et technologiques.

Article R1416-1

…and the prevention of health and technological risks. It is governed by the provisions of articles 8 and 9 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006. It exercises the powers set out in article L. 1416-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-39-1

…g to compliance with vaccination requirements, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3111-8. The establishment shall keep the documents mentioned in 1° and 2° until the end of the childcare…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

…by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, in the case provided for in article R. 752-8, by electronic mail, to provide the missing documents.Failing receipt by the applicant, within fif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article D814-3-1

…se accounts to the national council within the period mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 811-11. In other cases, they shall communicate the following to the national council within the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-11

…nitiation of sanction proceedings, the letter of notification of grievances mentioned in article L. 824-8 informs the person being prosecuted that he or she may acquaint himself or herself with the ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-2

…he words: "of the local authority"; 2° In 4° of Article R. 3512-2, the words: "as defined by Decree No. 96-1136 of 18 December 1996 laying down the safety requirements for collective play areas" are d…

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