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Showing 27512760 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-34

In the event of seizure of sums due by way of remuneration, the sums paid to the registrar of the judicial court or, where applicable, of one of its local chambers, shall be distributed at least every…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Information

Article R4425-1

The employer shall provide written instructions and, where appropriate, posters in the workplace on the procedure to be followed: 1° In the event of an accident or serious incident involving a biologi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…shares referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

…n the case of performance studies mentioned in the second to fifth paragraphs of II of Article L. 1126-1, where applicable, authorisation from the competent authority in accordance with the provisions…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-2

Contracts drawn up for this purpose and, if a contract relates to more than one of the constituent objects, for each of these objects shall stipulate on pain of nullity:1° The purpose of the contract,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-4

During meetings devoted to issues of health, safety and working conditions, the chairman of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, where applicable, of the specialised committee on health, sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…ven instrument by application of the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/570 of 26 May 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on mark…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-10

…d in accordance with the procedures specified in these articles. The provisions of articles L. 4311-26 and L. 4311-27 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists. The procedures for applying this artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-29

…f Article 7, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 8 and Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996, as amended, laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products; >…

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