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Showing 24312440 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-8

…Minister for the Budget revalorises this aid in line with changes in the minimum growth wage from 1 January 2015.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may obtain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

…me credit from among the staff employed by the public bodies mentioned in article 2 of the law of 9 January 1986. The use of the overall trade union time credit by the beneficiaries is granted by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-819

…ption leave or paternity and childcare leave provided for in 5° of article 41 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service for periods equal to tho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…icles L. 236-8 to L. 236-17 or a demerger subject to the provisions of articles L. 236-20 to L. 236-26, or if it is made to a company wholly owned by the seller, any contribution of goodwill made to a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5-2

…onetary and Financial Code, in accordance with one of the procedures provided for in Article L. 612-26 of the same code has not been acted upon within two weeks of the request, or where the Authority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-299

…ecisions to open safeguard or receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, without prejudice to 1° of Article R. 123-298, the following information is also reque…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

…table below: NUMBER OF DECISIONS to be drafted MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours 2 to 25 3 hours 26 to 50 5 hours 51 to 100 7 hours More than 100 9 hours plus 3 hours for every 100 decisions. The d…

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