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Showing 12111220 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…smissed or subjected to a direct or indirect discriminatory measure, as defined in Article 1 of Law No. 2008-496 of 27 May 2008 containing various provisions for adapting to Community law in the field…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-4

…f this Article are overriding legislation within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…rs chosen from the sections or sub-sections of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 corresponding to the discipline or speciality concerned:a) For medicine…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 8

…when committed against minors, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 222-29-1 and 227-26 of the Penal Code, shall be time-barred after ten years from the age of majority of the latter. P…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-2-2

…ticle R. 343-10 is made according to the same rules as those defined in article 121-6 of regulation no. 2015-11 of 26 November 2015 of the Autorité des normes comptables relating to the accounting fra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-62

…If necessary, the deliberation may be organised in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2014-1627 of 26 December 2014 on the procedures for organising remote deliberations of collegiat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-3

…tive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 may be accompanied by an additional presentatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2573-37

…7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-1

…the specific organisation of the local authority. This article shall enter into force on 1 January 2008. As from this date, the laws and regulations already in force in matters not excluded from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions

Article L3121-69

…of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the implementing measures for articles L. 3121-24 to L. 3121-26.

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