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Showing 32613270 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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R*764-1

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Articles R. * 721-3, R. * 732-3, R. * 732-4 and R. * 744-24 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands. 2° Article R. * 721-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-7

…gence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, after consulting the operators, may make this classification.II.- In the situations referred to in I, the manufacturers of an in vit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Obligations of holders

Article 308

…icable, hallmarked. The appliances must remain sealed during periods when they are not in use. They may be kept at home or deposited in a premises approved by the administration (1). (1) See also livr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-70

For the application of Article L. 7343-17, the substantial drop in activity may be established in particular by the following elements: 1° A substantial drop in the average hourly income paid by the p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R*732-4

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence, pursuant to 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-5 is the Minister of the Interior.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-7

…on service, persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3 and L. 335-4 may also be sentenced to the additional penalty of suspension of access to an online public communic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-7

…eclaration or authorisation provided for in this section, the following benefits in kind or in cash may be offered:1° Remuneration, compensation and out-of-pocket expenses for research, development of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Fire insurance.

Article L122-7

…ich the maximum surface winds recorded or estimated over the area affected have reached or exceeded 145 km/ h averaged over ten minutes or 215 km/ h in gusts, which are covered by the provisions of ar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-7

…e account holder pursuant to articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-7

…In the case of service concession contracts, where the affiliated undertaking has achieved at least 80% of its average turnover in services with the contracting entity or with other undertakings with…

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