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Showing 13911400 of 43690 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 16-3-2023 n° 21-25.002

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-16

The Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie or its standing committee may call on ministerial representatives or experts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-16

Applicant establishments or organisations have premises that guarantee the quality and safety of tissues or their derivatives or cell therapy preparations, in accordance with the rules of good practic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-16

General warehouses are subject to the general police measures concerning public places used for trade, without prejudice to the rights of the customs service when they are established in premises plac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article R3231-16

A collective labour agreement or contract of employment may not contain clauses providing for the allocation of alcoholic beverages to employees as a benefit in kind. These provisions do not apply to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article R4332-16

For the application of Article L. 4332-7, total revenue means the sum of actual operating revenue and actual investment revenue.Actual operating and investment revenue for the regions means all operat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-16

Recycling installations include a monitoring system to detect faults in the purification devices. In the event of a fault, the necessary measures are taken by the employer to maintain compliance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-16

I.-The youth commitment contract includes the assessment referred to in article L. 5131-6 and defines: 1° The commitments of each party with a view to achieving the objectives set in relation to the y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-16

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least ten of its members are present. If this number is not reached, the Board is reconvened within fifteen days. It may then validly deliberat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R7232-16

The declaration by the legal entity or sole trader, referred to in article L. 7232-1-1, is made to the prefect of the département where the legal entity's main establishment is located or where the so…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-16

The mayor defines the rules relating to the collection of waste collected pursuant to articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 according to its characteristics. He shall impose separate collection arrangeme…

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