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Showing 621630 of 36671 articles for Art. n° 17-18143 · Cass. com. 4 January 2023

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-17

…person lodging the appeal lodged it after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons listed at 1° to 3° of Article R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-17

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-17

…to in article L. 5131-6 and, where applicable, of the replacement income referred to in article L. 5421-1 may be stopped, in whole or in part, if the young person, without legitimate reason, is absent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-17

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement may provide for the implementation of part-time working hours at the employer's initiative. This agreement or conven…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting nosocomial infections and collecting information about them

Article R6111-17

…tected and their nature corresponds to one or more of the reporting criteria defined in article R. 1413-79, the healthcare professional responsible for the report must report it without delay to the D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-17

In the event of an appeal to the Court of Cassation against a decision which has found an employer guilty of dismissal without real and serious cause pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1235-3, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-17

I. - In the cases provided for in Articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40 where, on a proposal from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the European Central Bank has ordered the total withd…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Town planning (R).

Article R1614-17

…tes and prior declarations ; 3° A copy of the declarations of commencement and completion of works; 4° A copy of the acts and deliberations relating to the master plan, the sector plan and the land us…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-17

…dings relating to its recovery shall be carried out, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 2342-4, without the authorisation of the authorising officer. Recovery is carried out by the accountin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in reactovigilance.

Article R5222-17

…f the in vitro diagnostic medical device; 3° The quantity received or supplied, with batch numbers; 4° The name and address of the supplier and recipient. For any delivery to a legal or natural person…

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