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Showing 20312040 of 28624 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 30-6-2004 n° 1138

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-6

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 shall be issued to tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 by the head of the judicial police depart…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-6

When one of the members of the Superior Court of Arbitration loses the capacity for which he was appointed, his successor shall be appointed by decree. The successor shall remain in office until the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article R6153-60

The training periods mentioned in article R. 6153-47, with the exception of the period of study abroad and the training period carried out as an intern, carried out outside the university hospital cen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-6

I. - The provisions of Chapter I, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-61

Members of the Management Board or the sole Managing Director may be dismissed by the General Meeting and, if the Articles of Association so provide, by the Supervisory Board. If the dismissal is deci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-6

The court clerk's office or, where applicable, the person appointed by the judge to hear the minor, sends the latter a summons by ordinary letter with a view to his or her hearing. The summons informs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-64

At the end of the parental presence leave, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.In the event of the death of the child or a significant reduc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resignation to raise a child.

Article L1225-66

In order to bring up their child, employees may terminate their employment contract at the end of their maternity or adoption leave or, as the case may be, two months after the birth or arrival in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by public law

Article L2197-6

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article 2060 of the Civil Code, recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between public entities and their co-contractors in the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to the formation of a company dedicated to carrying out the project

Article L2213-6

The contribution made by the State, local authorities or other public bodies to the financing of investments may take the form of a minority shareholding in the capital of the licensee when the latter…

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