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Showing 36713680 of 67349 articles for Art. s. L 141-3 and L 141-4 · C. civ. Arts. 1644 and 1645

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-4

Workers declared unfit in application of article L. 4624-4 or for whom the occupational physician has identified a risk of unfitness as part of the pre-resumption examination mentioned in article L. 4…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-30

The agenda for Social and Economic Committee meetings is sent by the Chairman to the Committee members, to the Labour Inspectorate official referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and to the Social Security…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Agenda

Article L2315-31

When the Social and Economic Committee meets at the request of the majority of its members, the questions attached to the request to convene the meeting are included on the agenda.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-3

The provisions of this section do not apply to the sponsor of research involving the human person, who may be held liable in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 1121-10 and who is subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

Companies limited by shares belonging to the public sector, cooperative companies constituted in the form of a public limited company or a limited liability company, public limited companies for low-c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-37

The issue and redemption of redeemable equity securities must be authorised under the conditions set out in the fifth paragraph of article L. 225-100 and articles L. 228-40 to L. 228-44. Holders of re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-39

On pain of nullity of the contracts entered into or the bonds issued, the issue of bonds by a joint stock company that has not drawn up two balance sheets duly approved by the shareholders must be pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-3

I.-In the context of an action relating to the prevention or cessation of an infringement of a business secret, the court may, without prejudice to the award of damages, prescribe, including under pen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-3

Any distributor or seller of plants likely to be harmful to human health is required to inform the purchaser, prior to the conclusion of the sale, of the risks to human health and, where appropriate,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-3

In the event of a dispute, the civil court, if the events giving rise to the loss or damage have given rise to criminal proceedings, is not obliged to stay the proceedings until the criminal court has…

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