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Showing 29612970 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

When the administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-40

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

The transfer by the author of his rights over his work may be total or partial. It must include for the benefit of the author a proportional share of the revenue from the sale or exploitation. However…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-4

The internal use lactarium is responsible for: 1° Collecting breast milk collected by mothers at home or at the lactarium site; 2° Preparing, qualifying and processing breast milk; 3° Preserving breas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVIII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by legal persons

Article 706-45

The investigating judge may place the legal entity under judicial supervision under the conditions set out in articles 139 and 140 by subjecting it to one or more of the following obligations:

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

For the purposes of article L. 112-2-1, the insurer must provide the policyholder with the following information: 1° The procedures for taking out the contract and paying the premium or contribution.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

Prior to young people being assigned to the prohibited work eligible for exemption mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, a statement of exemption shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-4

Within two months of publication of the application for registration, an opposition may be filed with the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle against an application…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-47

The decision to award a grant is taken, depending on the case, after receiving the opinion of the Fiction Innovation Grant Committee or the Animation Innovation Grant Committee.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-48

The production company has twelve months from the date of the award decision to submit the finished version to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, together with proof of expenditure in…

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