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Showing 22612270 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-66

In the absence of an agreement concluded in application of article L. 3142-65, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum total duration of leave is nine working days per year ; 2° The time limit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-3

Any person who does not meet the conditions required to practise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife, receiving, by virtue of an agreement, all or part of the fees or profits from the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R421-69

The guarantee fund shall reimburse the French central office, on behalf of the French State, the sums owed by the latter for accidents for which it is liable in the countries mentioned in the first pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L444-1 A

The Chapters Ier, II and III of this Title apply to any agreement between a supplier and a buyer relating to products or services marketed on French territory. These provisions are a matter of public…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: LEGAL ACTION BY CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article R622-1

Consumers who, on the basis of the provisions of article L. 622-1, intending to claim compensation for losses caused by the same professional and having a common origin may give to an approved nationa…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1074-2

Except in cases where financial intermediation is ruled out by the parents or the judge pursuant to the provisions of 1° and 2° of II of article 373-2-2 of the French Civil Code, the payment of mainte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Shareholdings in agricultural undertakings.

Article L3323-7

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may provide for the implementation of a participation scheme in agricultural undertakings employing employees mentioned in 1° to 3°, 6° and 7° ofarticle L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-107

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 1243-2, failure by the employer to comply with the provisions relating to the termination of a fixed-term employment contract provided for in this sub-sect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-2

Hospitals which have a regional vocation due to their high level of specialisation and which appear on a list drawn up by decree are called regional hospitals; they also provide day-to-day care for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-13

In each hospital and university centre, a biomedical and public health research committee is set up to be consulted on matters determined by regulation, in particular on the conditions under which the…

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