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Showing 36013610 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4311-54

…cted by the nurses registered on the roll of the Order of the department concerned by the election; 2° Regional or interregional representatives are elected by the full members of the departmental or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…in respect of commitments covered by the auxiliary allocation accounts referred to in Article L. 142-4 may not claim any right over the assets and rights resulting from the accounting records in thes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employers employing casual entertainment workers.

Article L6331-55

…om the first intermittent employee onwards. The percentage of the contribution may not be less than 2% of the remuneration paid during the current year. Remuneration is defined in accordance with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Honorary office, court robes and oath.

Article R814-50

…or the award of honorary status may be appealed under the conditions provided for in article R. 814-2. Withdrawal of honorary status may be ordered by the commission at the request of the Government c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secret remedies.

Article R5125-57

…ll be considered to be a secret remedy: 1° For the preparations mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 5121-1, the name and address of the pharmacist who dispensed the preparation, except for ampoules an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Classification of workers

Article R4451-57

I.-With regard to the dose assessed pursuant to 4° of Article R. 4451-53, the employer shall classify as: 1° Category A, any worker likely to receive, over a period of twelve consecutive months: a) An…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

In the event of prosecution by summons as provided for in article 390 or summons as provided for in article 390-1, the parties or their lawyer may, before any defence on the merits or at any time duri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-5

…d of the financial year. Between the mandating deadline set in the third paragraph of article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates provided for in Article 1639 A of the General Ta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article L420-5

A price offer or practice of selling prices to consumers that are unreasonably low in relation to production, processing and marketing costs is prohibited where the purpose of such an offer or practic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-5

…are carried out either as part of the monitoring programme mentioned in c of 1° of Article L. 1431-2, or at the request of the State representative in the department, or on the initiative of the Dire…

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