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Showing 39113920 of 22671 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-11-2012 n° 11-14.671

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine :1° The conditions under which the pre-employment declaration is made ;2° The procedures for recovery of the penalty provided for in article L. 1221-11.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of certain contracts

Article R242-4

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 242-1 to R. 242-3 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R341-27

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 341-20 to R. 341-26 is punished in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article R582-5

The provisions of articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11 are applicable to travel documents that may be issued pursuant to article L. 582-7 to foreign nationals recognised as stateless.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-6

The declaration of activity lapses if the educational and financial report provided for in article L. 6352-11 does not show any training activity, or if this report has not been sent to the administra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions for the employment of children by approved persons.

Article L7124-4

Individual authorisation is not required if the child is hired by a modelling agency operating under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-11 and which has obtained authorisation to hire children.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seriousness of the loss giving rise to a right to compensation from national solidarity.

Article D1142-2

The scale for assessing the degree of disability of victims of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections referred to in article L. 1142-1 constitutes appendix 11-2 of the prese…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-12

The head of the user undertaking shall, at the request of the labour inspector, provide the latter with the names of the representatives of the external undertakings designated in accordance with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-39

Recognition of the seriousness of the disability referred to in Article L. 5212-9 and the allocation of the aid referred to in Article L. 5213-11 are decided by the association referred to in Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

The persons mentioned in the article L. 135 ZC du livre des procédures fiscales shall respond via the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016…

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