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Showing 31613170 of 49267 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 7 March 1989 · Cass. soc. 14 May 1997 · Cass. soc. 7 March 2001 · Cass. soc. 18 November 1992 · Cass. soc. 29 May 1991 · Cass. soc. 8 July 2009 · Cass. soc. 30 March 2010 · Cass. soc. 21 September 2016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-7

…nselling; 4° Interviews prior to voluntary interruption of pregnancy as provided for in article L. 2212-4; 5° Interviews relating to birth control following voluntary interruption of pregnancy. Only c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-7

…e and sale is preceded by an order to pay or a formal notice to pay as provided for by article L. 257 of the Book of Tax Procedures. II - For the claims mentioned in I of this article for an amount gr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-7

…determined in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 3123-19 and L. 3123-27.The first paragraph of this article does not apply:1° To contracts lasting no more than seven days…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-7

…e conditions defined by articles L. 6112-1 and L6112-2, by the protocol provided for in article L. 6147-11 and the specific contracts mentioned in article L. 6147-12. They provide care which is reimbu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-7

…III of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the Legislative Part of this Code at the time of donation may, at any time, contact the Commission d'accès des personnes nées d'une assistance médicale à la p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7

…al compensation has been paid, the amount of which is fixed in the forms provided for in Article L. 145-19.The prices and ancillary conditions of the lease may be amended at the request of the most di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-72

The Articles of Association may require each member of the supervisory board to own a number of shares in the company, which they shall determine. If, on the day of his appointment, a member of the Su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-7

…ent contract having as its object the exercise of a sporting or training activity for remuneration, may only be exercised by a natural person holding a sports agent's licence. The licence is issued, s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-75

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L 3142-117, the departure on leave may be deferred by the employer under the conditions mentioned in article L. 3142-114, in such a way that the per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Orientation and placement

Article R5213-7

…gration of disabled people in the civil service. They have signed an agreement for this purpose and may, under this condition, receive assistance from the association and the fund mentioned in the fir…

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