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Showing 67516760 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-7

…n-trade public house who, without having obtained the authorisation provided for in article R. 4153-8, employs or provides training for minors, with the exception of the owner's spouse or parents or r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-19

…entioned in article L. 5122-14, the visa for advertising to the public mentioned in article L. 5122-8 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in articles R. 5122-5 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-12

…3° and 4° ; 2° One or more vehicles belonging to categories A, B or C mentioned in article R. 6312-8.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-2

…isations or their federations have concluded an agreement under the conditions set out inarticle L. 863-8 of the Social Security Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-59

…e de résolution draws up and updates a preventive group resolution plan, pursuant to Article L. 311-8, it shall, where appropriate, involve the competent counterpart authorities in this work, under th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-34

…ocial declaration provided for inarticle R. 133-14 of the French Social Security Code; 7° (Deleted) 8° All documents attesting to the definitive classification of the video game with regard to the cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

…administrative supervision; 6° For each legal unit, the category of business, as defined by Decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which a business b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

…rovided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the terms and conditions set out in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative closure and cessation of activity

Article R8272-9

…rget and Paris-Orly airports, the Police Prefect, may impose the penalty provided for in article L. 8272-2 by deciding to close the employing establishment under the same conditions as in article R. 8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…to the general meeting, and after ensuring that: 1° The conditions set out in II of Article L. 532-48 are met; 2° The branch is able to comply with the provisions of II of this article. The Autorité d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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