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Showing 10511060 of 11746 articles for Art. Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 January 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article D4626-1

…the health, social and medico-social establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 containing special provisions relating to the hospital civil service, subject to the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

In the case provided for in article R. 5141-4, the beneficiary pays the social security bodies concerned the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Members of the joint regional interprofessional committee

Article L2412-16

The fixed-term employment contract of an employee who is a member of the regional cross-industry joint committee referred to in Article L. 23-111-1 may only be terminated before its term due to seriou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

When an employee representing a chamber of agriculture has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Local representative and former local representative

Article L2411-8

Local representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also required during the six months following the expiry of the local representative's…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to judicial supervision and house arrest applicable in cases of domestic violence

Article D32-29

In the event of information concerning offences committed either by the victim's spouse, cohabitee or partner linked to the victim by a civil solidarity pact, or by the victim's former spouse, former…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to judicial supervision and house arrest applicable in cases of domestic violence

Article D32-30

When one or more of the obligations and prohibitions mentioned in Article D. 32-29 have been imposed, the victim may, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-5

…le to trade union organisations, under the conditions set out in article 100 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, are reimbursed for the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Staff

Article D211-52

…statutes; 2° Contract staff under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 6 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: House arrest where removal is deferred

Article L731-4

The administrative authority may place foreign nationals subject to an unenforced expulsion order under house arrest if their state of health requires medical care, the lack of which could have except…

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