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Showing 18411850 of 39506 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 4-7-2007 n° 06-11.659

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-7

The special negotiating body takes its decisions by an absolute majority of its members, who must also represent an absolute majority of the employees of the participating parties and of the subsidiar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72

Reclassification leave is taken during the notice period, which the employee is exempt from serving. If the duration of the reclassification leave exceeds the notice period, the end of the notice peri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous measures relating to health organisation.

Article L6121-7

The National Committee for Health and Social Organisation comprises : 1° Representatives of local and regional authorities and social security bodies; 2° Representatives of health institutions and est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-7

The Technical Section is made up of eight members chosen from the categories defined in 5° of I of article L. 1412-2 and four members chosen from the categories defined in 2°, 3°, 4° and 6° of I of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tutoring

Article D6325-7

The tutor's duties are as follows: 1° Welcoming, helping, informing and guiding the beneficiaries of the professionalisation contract; 2° Organising, with the employees concerned, the activity of thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-70

The provisions of this section shall also apply in the event of aggravation of a loss referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1221-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-7

Poisonous plants, substances or preparations are classified as narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or are included in lists I and II by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R661-7

The clerk of the court of appeal shall, within eight days of delivery of the judgment, send a copy of the judgment to the clerk of the court for completion of the publicity measures provided for in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

The commission shall take into account, in the amount of the sums awarded to the victim as compensation for his loss:benefits paid by the bodies, establishments and services managing a compulsory soci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

When the Social and Economic Committee becomes aware of facts likely to characterise an abusive use of fixed-term employment contracts, contracts concluded with a freelance administration company and…

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