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Showing 18111820 of 44300 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. QPC 20-3-2014 n° 13-24.439 FS-PB

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-13

Any termination of an employment contract in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-9 and L. 1226-18 is null and void.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Mutual assistance for the purpose of seizing the proceeds of an offence with a view to their subsequent confiscation

Article 694-13

Refusal to authorise enforcement of the confiscation order issued by the foreign court automatically entails release of the seizures ordered, at the Treasury's expense. The same applies if the foreign…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The individual retirement savings plan

Article R224-13

When the individual retirement savings plan gives rise to the opening of an associated cash account, the manager shall credit the cash account with the payments made by the account holder, the amount…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R1432-130

If a staff representative on the committee loses his or her position on the Agency and Working Conditions Committee, or ceases to perform his or her duties within the regional health agencies, he or s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13

The provisions of Book III of Part Two are applicable to public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation subject to the provisions specific to them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

The import into the customs territory of medicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Arti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contract notices for certain contracts awarded under an adapted procedure

Article R2131-13

For their contracts awarded using an adapted procedure, purchasers other than those mentioned in article R. 2131-12 are free to choose the advertising methods best suited to the characteristics of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-13

The AMF shall specify the conditions for applying Articles L. 532-10 to L. 532-12. In particular, it shall determine the procedures for publicising decisions to withdraw authorisation or deregister.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to non-pre-packaged foodstuffs

Article R412-13

The information mentioned in article R. 412-12 is indicated on or near the foodstuff itself in such a way that there is no uncertainty as to the foodstuff to which it relates when the latter is : 1° P…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2564-13

For the application in Mayotte of Article L. 2223-23, the eighth paragraph reads: "The only valid authorisations in Mayotte are those issued by the State representative in this department. These autho…

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