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Showing 101110 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Medical Risk Observatory.

Article D1142-65

The members of the Medical Risks Observatory mentioned in 5° to 12° of article D. 1142-59 are appointed by order of the ministers responsible for health, social security and the economy for a renewabl…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

Transfers of successive rights (numbers 11 and 12 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° According to the following scale, in the case of the transfer of successive rights en…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-65

The aim of the contrat initiative-emploi is to facilitate the professional integration of unemployed people experiencing social and professional difficulties in accessing employment. To this end, it i…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-65

The training insurance fund for non-salaried workers is set up either by representative employers' organisations and territorial chambers of commerce and industry, or by organisations representing the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3142-65

The employer's agreement is deemed to have been reached in the absence of a response within thirty days of the submission of the initial or renewal request for leave or the period of part-time work to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D6124-65

The authorised healthcare establishment has haemodialysis treatment units, back-up units and training units for home haemodialysis or self-care dialysis when it carries out the latter two tasks. The h…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A

The customs administration is empowered to check the beneficiaries of benefits granted under the internal system by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, or by the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 211-65

The sums invested by the production company to cover preparatory expenses for the production of feature-length cinematographic works are paid in two instalments.The first instalment, which may not exc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual dosimetric monitoring

Article R4451-65

I.-Individual dosimetric monitoring in relation to external exposure or exposure to radon is carried out using appropriate delayed-reading dosimeters. Where external exposure is due to cosmic radiatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-65

Where it emerges from the general coordination plan and the prior risk assessment carried out by the company that the measures referred to in Article R. 4532-64 do not need to be taken due to the abse…

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