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Showing 39013910 of 56566 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-1-1989 n° 87-12.720

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Actions against the Office.

Article R3122-12

The statement or statement of reasons provided for in article R. 3122-11 shall include a list of the supporting documents produced. The exhibits and documents are submitted to the registry of the cour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to the public sector.

Article L1234-14

The provisions of articles L. 1234-1, L. 1234-8, L. 1234-9 and L. 1234-11 are applicable, provided that the persons concerned meet the conditions laid down by these articles:1° To the employees, other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R661-1

Judgments and orders made in matters of ad hoc mandate, conciliation, safeguard, legal redress, professional recovery and legal liquidation are enforceable ipso jure on a provisional basis.However, ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Centres d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoires régionaux de l'emploi et de la formation (regional employment and training coordination, resource and information centres)

Article D6123-1-1

As part of its mission to provide a public vocational guidance and training service, the Centre d'animation, de ressources et d'information sur la formation-observatoire régional de l'emploi et de la…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-10

In each sporting discipline, the sports agent's licence is issued by the sports agent's commission of the relevant delegating federation to natural persons: 1° who, unless exempted by the application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of medical electroradiology technician or medical laboratory technician

Article R4354-10

The information sent, pursuant to article L. 4351-11 or article L. 4352-5, by the bodies issuing evidence of formal qualifications to the department or body responsible for registering the persons men…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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

Article R4163-12

Points are used up in accordance with the scale set out in article R. 4163-11 in increments of 10 points for the uses set out in 2° and 3° of this article and point by point for the use set out in 1°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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