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Showing 43214330 of 41626 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-3-2009 n° 08-11.278

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Worker information and training

Article R4412-39

The employer shall draw up a notice, known as a workstation notice, for each workstation or work situation exposing workers to hazardous chemical agents. These instructions, updated as necessary, are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-31

Deregistration may be ordered by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency if the company does not comply with the legislative or regulatory provisions governing non-trading professional comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may appoint a provisional administrator to a person that it supervises, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representatio…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-2

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-3

If the perpetrator of a personal injury accident is unknown, the official report or the report drawn up or established by law enforcement officers and relating to this accident must expressly mention…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-32

Notice of the hearing is sent to the parties at least thirty days before the day on which the case is due to be heard.For cases covered by Article L. 532-7 where the decision of the French Office for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of the agreement.

Article R6142-36

In all cases where the assignment relates to university activity, the State continues to pay the remuneration of the person concerned, subject to reimbursement of all or part of this expenditure by th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-4

When the request is made by the minor, the refusal to hear the minor can only be based on his or her lack of discernment or on the fact that the proceedings do not concern him or her. When the request…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Minority rights

Article 388-2

Where, in proceedings, the interests of a minor appear to be in opposition to those of his legal representatives, the guardianship judge under the conditions provided for in Article 383 or, failing th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-2

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