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Showing 15011510 of 38160 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 14-4-2016 n° 15-12.545

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

I.-For the application of 3° of II of article L. 5122-3, the methods for calculating the indemnity and the allowance are determined according to the following rules: 1° For employees whose working hou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A ter

I. - Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by means of a concordant decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-15

The customers referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-9 are: 1° The persons referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 established in France, in another Member State of the European Union or in a Sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medicinal products covered by an early access authorisation or a compassionate access authorisation

Article R5121-144

I.-The labelling of the medicinal products mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 includes at least the following information: 1° The name of the medicinal product or, where appropriate, its code…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-15

If the culture ceases to be accessible either because it is no longer viable or because the authorised body is no longer able to supply samples, no account shall be taken of this interruption, provide…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The Athlete and Trainee Life Council

Article R114-14

The Athlete and Trainee Life Council is made up of nine or ten members as follows, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the centre's internal regulations: 1° The Director, Chairman of the Co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-14

When the foreign national's right to stay has ended in application of b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the benefit of material reception conditions ends under the following conditions:1° When the for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-15

I.-For the duration of the clinical investigation involving an intervention on the patient which is not justified by the patient's usual care and which exposes the patient to risks and constraints whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 1131-13 is issued for a period of five years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-15

The budget is a single document comprising all the accounts showing the activities carried out directly by the establishment and those which it controls through the intermediary of persons dependent o…

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