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Showing 61516160 of 67137 articles for Art. L. 145-11 + Art. R. 145-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ofessional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause when it includes a specific e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1-1

…ed that this communication and reproduction are carried out under the conditions defined in article L. 122-2-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-13

…anies may also object to the merger, under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 236-11.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE WHEN THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION IS UNDER THE COMPETENCE OF ANOTHER STATE

Article R572-1

…responsible for examining an asylum application and to take a transfer decision pursuant to Article L. 572-1 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-10

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-1-1

…ined in Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-13

…n authorisation, the findings made during the inspection mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 6322-6 lead to the suspension of the authorisation, the time limits provided for in Article R. 63…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-16

…well as shares in a company in the same group within the meaning of the second paragraph of article L. 3344-1, as part of a repurchase operation reserved for employees. The sums or securities entered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-10-1

…provisions relating to professional secrecy and the obligation of discretion referred to in Article L. 2342-10.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-14

…rtising, offer for sale, sale, import and export of falsified medicinal products defined in article L. 5111-3 for veterinary use are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000. Thes…

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