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Showing 11511160 of 31968 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 8-6-2005 n° 02-47.689

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-8

The employer subject to the employment obligation referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 5212-1 shall provide information annually, in the declaration provided for inarticle L. 133-5-3 of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-80

Selective financial aid is also awarded to production companies, whether or not they hold an automatic audiovisual production account, for the production of audiovisual works in the following genres:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-8

The cessation of the duties of a commercial court judge results from: 1° The expiry of the electoral mandate, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 722-6 and the third paragr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting

Article D4342-8

The administrative account, on which the Regional Council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 4312-8, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-89

For the application of article R. 5123-29 in Mayotte: 1° 6° is repealed; 2° The words: "of article R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 12 of order no. 2002-41…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-8

The financial potential calculated in accordance with Article L. 3334-6 for both the Lyon metropolitan authority and the Rhône department takes into account the amount of the metropolitan compensation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-8

The resources of the health agency include in particular: 1° A grant from the State ; 2° Assistance it may receive from the territory or from public and private bodies; 3° A contribution from users ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-8

Termination of the worksite or operation contract at the end of the worksite or once the operation has been completed is based on a real and serious cause. This termination is subject to the provision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

The processing of personal data is carried out under the supervision of the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, who, on his or her own initiative or at the request of the person concerned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-8

In companies with at least fifty employees, the employer shall publish each year all the indicators relating to pay gaps between women and men and the measures implemented to eliminate them, in accord…

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