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Showing 931940 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Information and consultation procedure instituted by agreement.

Article L2342-11

…n Works Council, the special negotiating body opts for the establishment of one or more information and consultation procedures, the agreement shall lay down the arrangements by which the employees' r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-11

…cle L. 481-1 that has benefited from a total exemption from a financial penalty under a leniency procedure is only jointly and severally liable to compensate the damage suffered by victims other than…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-11

The civil servants and public employees of the State, public authorities, public establishments and any legal person governed by public law are subject to the provisions of Article L. 611-7 under the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-11

Any notification is deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° Either to the organisation for the defence and management of the geographical indication mentioned in article L. 721-4;2° Or to the authoris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-11

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in article L. 521-10 shall be borne by the operators designated in the order.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-11

The occupational health and prevention service is administered jointly by a board composed of :1° Employers' representatives appointed by the representative organisations at national and cross-industr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-11

…Code. These studies cover fields of activity defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The performance of these studies is entrusted to a public body designated by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-11

I. - A five-year multiannual protocol is signed between the Minister of Defence and the Ministers of Health, Social Security and the Budget. It defines the relations and reciprocal commitments of thes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Insurance and bonding of sworn commodity brokers

Article R131-11

…ount of cover they have taken out each year. They also revise this amount when particular circumstances are likely to modify the extent of the risk.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-11

…suant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4 are for turnover excluding tax of 3,000,000 euros and for the number of employees of twenty.The amount of turnover is defined in accordance with the p…

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