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Showing 29913000 of 66828 articles for Art. L 1224-1 · Directive 2001/23/CE du 12 mars 2001 · Cass. soc. 7 July 1998 · Cass. soc. 27 February 2013 · Cass. soc. 26 June 2008

French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-4

Even where the non-performance of the contract is the result of gross negligence or wilful misconduct, damages only include what is an immediate and direct consequence of the non-performance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Services for self-employed workers

Article D4622-27-3

Membership of the specific service offer mentioned in article L. 4621-3 by the self-employed worker to the inter-company occupational health and prevention service of his choice is for a minimum perio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Services for self-employed workers

Article D4622-27-2

The specific range of services offered by the inter-company occupational health and prevention service and the scale of charges provided for in L. 4622-6 are made public by any means.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of and supplementary registrations

Article A123-26

The appointment of the liquidator(s) of a European Economic Interest Grouping shall give rise to the amending registration provided for in Article R. 123-66.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-123

The Deputy European Public Prosecutor is also competent to take decisions relating to the arrangements for the enforcement of pre-trial detention or the exercise of rights by a person remanded in cust…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-12

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members with voting rights are present. If this quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened within fifteen days with the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R822-120

In the event of dissolution of the company, the liquidator is chosen from among the partners of the société de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes. More than…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-12

In urgent cases, the enforcement judge may allow the summons to be served at the time he or she specifies, even from hour to hour and on public holidays.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-12

The holder of an operating licence must declare to the Prefect any project to modify the installations and operating conditions mentioned in the prefectoral authorisation order and send him all the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-12

Within a period of one month from the last of the notifications provided for in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the person lodging the appeal shall submit, against a receipt or by regist…

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