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Showing 601610 of 26326 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-11-2004 n° 1170

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-111

The application for an import authorisation must be sent by any means capable of providing a date certain and must indicate : 1° The name or business name and address of the natural or legal person re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-11

I.-Establishments and organisations authorised under article L. 2151-5 or the first paragraph of article L. 2151-9 shall keep a register of the embryos they hold.This register mentions :1° The organis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-119

The regulations governing insurance undertakings set out in this Code apply, under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in this section, to the bodies referred to in Article L. 771-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-11

I.-The doctor or midwife carrying out voluntary interruptions of pregnancy by medication, within the framework of the agreement mentioned in 1° of article R. 2212-9, provides proof of appropriate prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-11

When the dispute concerns a branch of activity for which the departments of the ministers responsible for industry, public works and transport exercise, pursuant to a legislative provision, the functi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-90

To obtain the agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the reservist employee shall submit his request in writing to his employer, indicating the date and duration of the planned absence. In the abs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-91

Periods of activity in the operational reserve are considered as periods of actual work for the purposes of statutory and collective bargaining benefits in terms of seniority, promotion, paid leave an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-92

The employer may not terminate an employee's employment contract due to absences resulting from an activity carried out as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve or following a call-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-94

Where the employer's prior agreement is required, the employer's refusal to grant an employee authorisation to take part in an activity in the operational reserve is subject to conditions determined b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-93

The termination of the employment contract may not be notified or take effect during a period of activity in the operational reserve.

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