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Showing 15711580 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion.

Article L5132-6

Temporary work integration companies whose sole activity is to facilitate the professional integration of people eligible for a pathway to integration as defined in article L. 5132-3 and who devote al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

The Board of Directors decides on matters relating to the purpose of Pôle emploi. It deliberates on : 1° Annual guidelines and business development plans ; 2° Measures designed to facilitate recruitme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-6

The application for authorisation to use water for human consumption, provided for in I of article L. 1321-7, is sent to the prefect of the department(s) in which the facilities are located.The applic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-60

In the case provided for in 1° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-61

In the case of co-productions, production approval is issued to each of the production companies involved in the co-production contract, provided that the contract has been entered in the public film…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 665-1

When effected at the registry's behest, notification to the defendant of a document instituting proceedings shall include, in a very conspicuous manner: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court befo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2a : Changing the sex designation in civil status records

Article 61-7

A mention of the decision to change the sex and, where applicable, the forenames is made in the margin of the birth certificate of the person concerned, at the request of the public prosecutor, within…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-6

For the application of article L. 412-3 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the words: "in article 19 of law no. 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to rela…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Applications for review and reconsideration

Article 622-2

Revision and review may be requested: 1° By the Minister of Justice; 2° By the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation; 3° By the convicted person or, in the event of incapacity, by his legal repre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-6

The Minister responsible for the Economy shall notify, by any means allowing acknowledgement of receipt, the decision to unfreeze or make available part of the funds or economic resources taken pursua…

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