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Showing 51815190 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-32

…ration paid by the employer in application of the provisions of article 32 of law no. 2000-37 of 19 January 2000 relating to the negotiated reduction of working hours. Each month, the employer will pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

…antees take effect on 1 March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.II. - Persons commencing intermediation in banking transactions and payment ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of access and practice

Article D548-3-1

…ear.Cover takes effect on 1 March for a period of twelve months. The policy is tacitly renewed on 1 January each year.Persons commencing the activity of intermediary in participative financing shall t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Leasing

Article R753-9

…and column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective prevention

Article R4434-1

…workers with equipment that complies with the provisions adopted pursuant to decree no. 95-79 of 23 January 1995 on noise control and relating to noisy objects and soundproofing devices; 4° Modifying…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…uch is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a statement indicating the number of employees who took early retir…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…ticles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 and L. 232-17, as well as the breaches mentioned in Article L. 232-9-3;4° Where at least two athletes from the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…rance and Reinsurance (Solvency II), in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Coordination between the treatment of over-indebtedness and the procedure for establishing that a lease has been terminated

Article L714-1

…rticle 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, the commission imposes new deadlines and payment terms for this debt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5441-1

The following is punishable by the fine laid down for fifth class offences: 1° For the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 or for a pharmacist…

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