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Showing 32313240 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-17

An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the court of first instance within ten days of its notification. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-17

An entreprise de travail temporaire d'insertion may enter into open-ended contracts as referred to in article D. 5132-10-15 up to 20% of the number of full-time jobs for integration set out in the agr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article R5426-17-1

If the jobseeker concerned wishes to contest the administrative penalty decision, he/she may initiate mediation with the Pôle emploi regional mediator under the conditions set out in Articles R. 213-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-17-1

…remit.In the regions or inter-regions, it exercises the powers referred to in article L. 4112-4.It may decide to temporarily suspend the right to practise in the event of the professional's infirmity…

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

Article R712-16-1

…Subject to the cases of suspension or termination of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 712-17 and R. 712-18, the opposition shall be investigated in accordance with the following procedure: 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

…rganisations representing authors and the professional organisations representing music publishers, may be extended to all interested parties by order of the minister responsible for culture.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-5

…where the latter is competent, carry out the acts and procedures provided for in Article 21-3. They may draw up a report of these acts and procedures, in which their name, capacity and the request on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-17-1

…or at the end of a period of five years. An additional period of six months from entry on the list may be granted by the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, to persons who can demonstrate that…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-5

…e notice to appear will include a statement informing the convicted person of the consequences that may result from the person's failure to appear before the prison integration and probation service.…

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