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Showing 381390 of 24636 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-11-2023 n° 22-21.463

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-22

The annual report referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 shall indicate the use of funds by each of the beneficiary organisations referred to in Article L. 2135-12, for each of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-22

At least two months before the date of the election, the State representative shall issue a call for candidates for the seats of the members to be elected. This call shall inform the electing pharmaci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-23

I.-Components of original own funds are classified in Tier 1 when they de facto have the characteristics mentioned in a and b of I of Article R. 351-22, taking into account the factors mentioned in II…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2023

Article 919-118

For the year 2023, the amount of the sums calculated for foreign sales companies for commercial representation in cinemas under the conditions set out in articles 721-12, 721-13 and 721-14 is increase…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-22

The cash benefits allocated by the social security funds to interns are deducted from the sums guaranteed to them by the provisions of this section. The establishment which pays the interns is subroga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Taking a sample

Article R512-22

3° Name and signature of the analyst; > Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory. Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inventions by natural persons who are not employees or public servants, hosted by a legal person carrying out research

Article R611-22

Inventions whose author is an inventor covered by article L. 611-7-1, hosted by a legal entity carrying out research in which, at the date of the invention declaration, more than half of the permanent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-22

If they are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-22

When the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport-European Blue Card" provided for in article L. 421-11 is issued on proof of a stay of at least eighteen months in another Memb…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-23

The declaration of a meeting must be made to the prefect of the département where the meeting is to be held or to the police prefect if the meeting is to take place on the airfields of Paris-Charles d…

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