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Showing 25012510 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-43

Employed members of the Control Committee are fully compensated by their employer for any loss of remuneration resulting from the exercise of their mandate. This compensation takes into account travel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-40

The committee shall draw up its own rules of procedure, which shall specify in particular: 1° The number of meetings the committee is to hold each year; 2° The possibility of extraordinary meetings an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-4

In the cases provided for in section 1, the Prefect's decision to object to the hiring of an apprentice is taken, where applicable, within three months of the expiry of the deadline set by the Labour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Live performance promoters established in France

Article R7122-4

In the case of an initial declaration, the declarant may engage in the activity of live performance entrepreneur at the end of the one-month period mentioned in article R. 7122-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-4

The order for professional use of medicinal products intended for human medicine mentioned in this section must indicate legibly : 1° The name, title, registration number, address and signature of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical project and shared care project

Article R6132-4

The shared medical project is drawn up for a maximum period of five years. The medical projects of the establishments that are part of the regional hospital grouping are consistent with the regional h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Private healthcare establishments of collective interest

Article D6161-4

The decision-making body of the not-for-profit organisation managing one or more private healthcare establishments of collective interest deliberates on an institutional project, after obtaining the o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-4

I.-Rights accrued under the retirement savings plan may, at the request of the holder, be liquidated or redeemed before the due date referred to in article L. 224-1 in the following cases only: 1° The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-4

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in French Guyana.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R212-4

The 3° of article R. 212-1 and 6° of article R. 212-2 do not preclude the existence of clauses by which the supplier of financial services reserves the right to change the rate of interest owed by or…

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