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Showing 15211530 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

…es may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch other than that of buildin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibited and regulated work for young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen

Article D4153-15

…the work prohibited to young people aged at least fifteen and under eighteen pursuant to Article L. 4153-8 and, subject to the provisions of Article D. 4153-21, the prohibited work which may be exempt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing Director.

Article R1413-15

…ll acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions of articles R. 1413-12 and R. 1413-13. Each year, he proposes the agency's strategic guidelines to the Board of Dire…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-15

For its application in Mayotte, article D. 1432-42 is amended as follows: 1° In the first paragraph, the words: "the commission specialising in the rights of users of the healthcare system is responsi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-15

The Agence de la biomédecine publishes decisions relating to authorisations, renewals, suspensions and withdrawals of these authorisations in the Official Bulletin of the Ministry of Health. It update…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Authorisation for cross-border movement of embryos

Article R2141-15

The application for authorisation must be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means capable of establishing a date of receipt.This application shall include a file cont…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Screening for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases

Article R2311-15

…re which decides to carry out the screening or treatment activities referred to in Article R. 2311-14 is required to make a declaration to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who will…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-150

A receipt shall be issued for any cash payment made to the registry.A receipt shall not, however, be issued for payments made through the registrar's bank account.The clerks are enjoined to receive ch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-154

Any failure to comply with an obligation under this section shall constitute a disciplinary offence.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-155

The provisions of this section shall not apply in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle or in respect of the judicial courts which hear matters assigned to the commercial courts.

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