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Showing 47514760 of 37434 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of individual monitoring

Article R4426-7

…ents will benefit from enhanced individual monitoring under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 of this code. Any worker exposed to group 1 or 2 biological agents will benefit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4301-10

In application of article L. 4304-1 and under the conditions of article L. 4311-22, the practice of advanced practice by a nurse who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-86

The Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi, which is responsible for examining the declaration of candidacy, electronically issues a receipt to the representative of the candidate or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93 of 5 February 2020R. 221-3 to R. 221-7n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-8n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011R. 221-8-1n° 2008-1263 of 4 Decem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

Notwithstanding article L. 2232-24 of the Labour Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-9

…ic instruments in matters of succession and on the creation of a European Certificate of Succession may be appealed by the applicant for the declaration or by the party against whom enforcement is sou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article L313-8

…per or any other durable medium prior to the formulation of the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 and including one or more figures on the insurance mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-5

…management of assets; they also entail a prohibition on taking any guarantee or security.The debtor may, however, apply to the protection litigation judge for authorisation to perform one of the acts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-6

…worded as follows: "2° Les fonds d'investissements alternatifs mentionnés au I de l'article L. 214-24, dits: "FIA". II - Any collective investment scheme governed by French law and managed by a portf…

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