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Showing 17811790 of 51013 articles for Art. L 144-6 · Cass. com. 9 December 2008 n° 06-14.414

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4111-6

Decrees in the Council of State determine : 1° The procedures for assessing risks and implementing preventive measures for the health and safety of workers as provided for in articles L. 4121-3 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-6

Within one year of its creation, a public-private association resulting from a merger in application of Article L. 5711-2 may be authorised by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary allowance.

Article L3232-6

The tax and social security provisions relating to the allowances and contributions provided for in Article L. 5428-1 are applicable to the supplementary allowance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L5134-64

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 5134-63, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the other conditions for application of this section.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-6

During the period provided for in article L. 123-1, the surviving spouse, against whom there is no final judgment of legal separation, benefits, regardless of the matrimonial regime and independently…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-6

I.-The composition pénale provided for in article 41-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is applicable to legal entities that admit having committed one or more of the offences provided for in title I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 11: Intervention.

Article L511-65

The drawer, an endorser or a guarantor may indicate a person to accept or pay as required. The bill of exchange may, under the conditions hereinafter determined, be accepted or paid by a person interv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-68

Aid for professional integration may not be granted in the following cases: 1° When the establishment has made an economic redundancy in the six months preceding the date of recruitment; 2° Where the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Reporting obligations

Article L722-6

Bearers transporting cash in an amount equal to or greater than €10,000 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Saint-Barthélemy, or 1,193,300 CFP francs in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-6

The rights referred to in article…

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