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Showing 23212330 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-84

The provisions of 1° to 3° of article L. 312-6 and those of articles L. 312-16, L. 312-17, L. 312-27, L. 312-38, L. 312-39, L. 312-44, L. 312-48, L. 312-49, L. 312-54, L. 312-55, L. 312-56 and L. 312-…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

…f association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 on behalf of the victim of discrimination. The association must prove that it has obtain…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-5

…of working time applies under the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-44, or in article D. 3121-27, the notice shall indicate the number of weeks comprising the reference period set by the agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-124

…raw up the annual occupational risk prevention report and programme provided for in Article L. 2312-27. II - Advice given by the radiation protection advisor under 1° of I of Article R. 1333-19 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-37

…014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men, and of the decree no. 2015-354 of 27 March 2015 relating to equal access for women and men to commissions and consultative bodies repo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

…les of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, in application of Article R. 2142-27.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

…1-14-2, L. 6213-3, the first sentence of 1° of article L. 6213-2 or article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover. In all the cases listed in the previous paragraph, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

…ly used for waste produced by the operator. The tax is payable by the operator of the facility on 1 January of the tax year. The tax referred to in the first paragraph may be levied by municipalities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-4

…epartment;1° bis Of 2.12% for 2017, 2.33% for 2018, 2.54% for 2019, 2.74% for 2020 and 2.95% from 1 January 2021 in the communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne departments;2° By 2.01% in co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Corsican Tourist Offices and Agency

Article L4424-40

The territorial collectivity of Corsica is substituted for the tourism offices and agency from 1 January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica deliberates otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Cor…

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