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Showing 14711480 of 43696 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 26-3-2015 n° 14-11.206

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R221-14

Any professional legally established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who engages, on a temporary and occasional basis, in the prac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-14

Research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation means research which complies with the conditions laid down in Title II of Book I of Part One of this C…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to victims and civil parties

Article D594-14

The translation of essential documents may relate only to those passages of these documents that are relevant to enabling the civil party to exercise its rights. The relevant passages of these documen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

Undertakings and establishments which are not covered by an autonomous occupational health and prevention service pursuant to section 2 shall organise or join an inter-company occupational health and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-14

If the beneficiary fails to meet his or her contractual commitments, the local mission's legal representative, after giving the person concerned the opportunity to present his or her observations, may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ombudsman

Article R6123-14

A mediator is responsible within France Compétences for investigating individual complaints from users relating to the career development advice mentioned in 4° of article L. 6123-5 and the career tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-14

In the event of serious misconduct, the employer may lay off the employee immediately pending the decision of the labour inspector. The Social and Economic Committee shall be consulted within ten days…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-14

I.-To carry out the duties mentioned in Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-14

In the event of a lack of participation in the first round of professional elections, where the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2143-23 are applied, the validity of the company or esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-14

The account holder can access a points statement online to find out how many points are available for the desired uses and to print out a receipt.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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