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Showing 22712280 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

…Sanitary facilities, as set out in articles R. 4228-2 to R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18; 2° Catering, as set out in articles R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, may be waived for work sites lasting no m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-13

…811-2, the first paragraph of II of article L. 812-2 or III of the same article which may be communicated by electronic means. Court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives shall proceed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-13

The following may be candidates in the employees' college: 1° Non-managerial employees ; 2° Managers who do not hold the special delegation of authority referred to in 3° of Article L. 1441-12; 3° Emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

On the basis of the risk assessment, the employer draws up a demolition, removal or encapsulation plan using a teleservice, accessible on the internet via a user account and implemented by the ministe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-13

Trade unions may register their trademarks under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 2134-1 and L. 2134-2 of the Labour Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-13

The data subject to publication on a website are as follows: I. - Data relating to an exhibition centre:The data mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of article A. 762-12. II. - Data relating to a commercial e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Part One: State taxes

Article 1378 sexies

The cooperative building societies designated in Article L. 432-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, whose members are subject to the provisions of

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D754-13

Article D. 314-2 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

A protection order may also be issued urgently by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures ment…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VI: Advertising in international matters

Article 1303-6

…graph 2 also apply in the event of a change of matrimonial property regime occurring abroad in application of French law.

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