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Showing 17511760 of 34398 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Dec. 2007 – no. 06-15.137

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-49

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations shall, at the request of the liquidator, pay the creditors and, where applicable, the debtor, within one month of the notification made to it by the liquidator,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the Control Committee.

Article D4622-40

…e appointment of the committee secretary by the employers' representatives from among their number; 4° The conditions for drawing up the agenda for each meeting.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Security period

Article 720-4

…y period to thirty years pursuant to the provisions of the last paragraph of Articles 221-3 and 221-4 of the Penal Code, the sentence enforcement court may only reduce the length of the security perio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-4

For the workers mentioned in 2° of V of article L. 4163-1, who are not likely to acquire rights under the professional prevention account under the conditions laid down in articles L. 4163-4 et seq. a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-4

…the teamwork between the doctor(s) and the advanced practice nurse(s) in accordance with article R. 4301-1, an organisational protocol is drawn up. In the "psychiatry and mental health" field of inter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4

…" and included in the list below: 1° Machinery; 2° Interchangeable equipment; 3° Safety components; 4° Lifting accessories; 5° Chains, cables, straps; 6° Removable mechanical transmission devices.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-45

…revenue; 2° The opinion of the agency's medical commission; 3° The opinion of the Agency Committee; 4° The table of permanent posts mentioned in 11° of article L. 6431-6.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-4

Compensation awarded pursuant to articles 706-3 to 706-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the commission set up by article 706-4 of this Code, as well as the compensation and provisions provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…the following offences: 1° Crimes of murder or assassination provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-4 of the Penal Code, when committed on a minor or when committed in a state of legal recidivism; 2°…

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

Article D1411-4

The lists may include fewer names than there are seats of titular members and substitutes to be filled. In the event of a tie, the seat goes to the list that has obtained the highest number of votes.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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