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Showing 12411250 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L1225-71

Failure by the employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69 may give rise, in favour of the employee, to the award of compensation determined…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article L2331-10

…or in 1° and 2° of article L. 2331-5, at 1° and 6° of article L. 2331-6 and 9° of article L. 2331-8 may be used to finance the depreciation allowances provided for in 27° and 28° of Article L. 2321-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Creation of the digital health space

Article R1111-30

…rganisation to which they belong informs them, under the conditions provided for in article R. 1111-28, that their space will remain open, unless they object. If the holder does not wish to keep their…

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

Article R151-6

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° The references to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudz…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…and the remuneration due for each mode of exploitation, subject to Articles L. 132-17-3 and L. 132-28. This obligation is without prejudice to that provided for in article L. 132-28-1. Subject to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-4

…s covered by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees and issues an opinion on whether these measures shou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-80

…onic means under the conditions defined in Article R. 225-61 involving a proxy or power of attorney may validly reach the company up to 3 p.m., Paris time, on the day before the General Meeting. As so…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…transmission of information referred to in Articles R. 5139-4, R. 5139-5, R. 5139-12 and R. 5139-14 may be carried out electronically after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the prov…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-30

…article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-3

After examination, and under the conditions set out in articles R. 7111-27 and R. 7111-28, the Professional Journalists' Identity Card Commission decides on applications for the issue of cards submitt…

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