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Showing 17511760 of 45674 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 7-3-2007 n° 06-12.568

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

Reclassification leave may include periods of work during which it is suspended. These periods of work are carried out for any employer, with the exception of private individuals, under fixed-term emp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

If it emerges from the initial elements of the investigation or from police custody itself that there is a serious risk of imminent terrorist action in France or abroad, or that the requirements of in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-7-1

A court-appointed administrator may exercise his profession as an employee of a natural or legal person registered on the list provided for in article L. 811-2. A natural person registered on this lis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article D412-7-1

I.-The indication provided for in Article L. 412-7 is one of the following:-" For optimal tasting, " before the indication of the date of minimum durability under the conditions laid down in 1 of Anne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7-1

The person responsible for keeping the register of administrative accounts provides all beneficiaries of an employee savings plan with an annual statement of account including the choice of allocation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70-1

The weekly working time of the holder of an initiative-employment contract may not be less than twenty hours, except where the decision to award the aid provides for this in order to meet the needs of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-70-2

A certificate of professional experience is drawn up by the employer and given to the employee at his or her request or no later than one month before the end of the initiative-emploi contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-7-1

Employers falling within the scope of application of the one-stop shop set out in article L. 7122-22 must, in the absence of contractual provisions specific to performing artists and technicians in re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-7

Resolutions are passed by an absolute majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-7

Mobility vouchers are presented for redemption by approved companies to the issuer. The issuer verifies that the presenter is an approved company, and then instructs the bank holding the mobility vouc…

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