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Showing 28812890 of 63726 articles for Art. L 144-12 · Cass. com. 18 March 2020 n° 18-22.050 · Cass. 3e civ. 1 June 2011 · Cass. com. 16 June 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-16

The Labour Inspector and, in the event of an appeal through the hierarchy, the Minister shall examine in particular whether the proposed dismissal is related to the mandate held, applied for or previo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R123-166

A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister responsible for industrial property shall determine the conditions of application of this Section. In particular, it sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions (R).

Article R1617-16

The régisseurs are required to keep accounts, the form of which is laid down by the minister responsible for the budget and, where applicable, by the minister(s) concerned. These accounts shall show a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

1. Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 17…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article D551-16

The offer of care made to the asylum seeker in application of article L. 551-9 shall mention the possibility for the asylum seeker to be refused the benefit of material reception conditions or for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes.

Article R6123-127

The conditions for setting up the activities mentioned in 19° of article R. 6122-25 are set out in Title III of Book I of Part One of this Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1646-1

The seller of a building to be constructed is bound, as from acceptance of the work, by the obligations to which architects, contractors and other persons bound to the client by a contract for the hir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-16

The collection of blood and the removal of organs, tissues, cells or other products of the human body from living or deceased persons may only be carried out in the cases and under the conditions defi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-16

Approval of the agreements referred to in Article L. 5422-22 is granted by the Prime Minister, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-162

I. - At least 60% of the assets of the forestry savings companies referred to in Article R. 214-161 shall consist of forestry assets comprising :1° Forests and woods ;2° Bare land to be afforested;3°…

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