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Showing 19711980 of 35515 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 30-4-1997 n° 675

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-44

In the absence of an agreement or convention as referred to in article L. 3142-58, the employer may refuse to grant training leave for managers and youth workers if he establishes that the number of e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-42

In the event of a dispute, the Industrial Tribunal, to which the matter has been referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-57, shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-40

Under the written procedure without a hearing provided for in III of article L. 3211-12-2, the court registry shall notify the parties of the order without delay and by any means that can be used to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-41

I.-When the judge decides to hold a hearing in application of the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of III of Article L. 3211-12-2, the patient who is the subject of a seclusion or restraint mea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R3333-4

The fee due each year to a department for the occupation of the departmental public domain by the works of the public electricity transmission and distribution networks is set by the departmental coun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-4

The provision of prior information and the collection in writing of the free and informed consent of each of the members of the couple or of the unmarried woman provided for in the last paragraph of A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant

Article R2334-4

The number of social housing units is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding that for which the urban solidarity and social cohesion grant is paid. The total number of recipients of housing benef…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wo…

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