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Showing 23712380 of 45787 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-7-1968 n° 66-12.056

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-7

Each Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment appoints one or more advisors to assist companies with between fifty and two hundred and fifty employees, at t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article D4221-7

The tests to verify the knowledge referred to in article L. 4221-12, which are written and anonymous, comprise, for pharmacy and, where appropriate, for medical biology : 1° A test of fundamental know…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7-1

Lawyers and the persons mentioned in 18° of Article L. 561-2 may provide each other with information gathered for the purposes of implementing Articles L. 561-5, L. 561-5-1, L. 561-6, and L. 561-9 to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-7-1

The duration of the apprenticeship contract, when it is concluded for a limited period, or of the apprenticeship period, when the apprenticeship contract is concluded for an indefinite period, varies…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-79-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall refuse to approve the creation of a local investment fund if, over a period of three years, each of the innovation mutual funds and local investment funds set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-7-1

In the absence of any response from the applicant to the notification sent pursuant to article R. 312-7, the designation of a credit institution by the Banque de France lapses within six months.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-7

Where the application for registration concerns a product which has been the subject of a Community herbal monograph established by the Committee for Herbal Medicinal Products of the European Medicine…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-7

Practitioners placed on compulsory lay-off pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 6152-5-2 may benefit from the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 5424-1 of the Labour Code under th…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-7-1

The company whose approval has been suspended may submit written or oral observations. On receipt of these observations, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency has fifteen clear days in wh…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Discipline.

Article R6152-74

The disciplinary penalties applicable to practitioners covered by this section are :1° A warning ;2° a reprimand3° Reduction in seniority leading to a reduction in emoluments;4° Suspension for a perio…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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