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Showing 11311140 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-12

An in-house pharmacy may be authorised to have premises located on several separate sites belonging to one or more of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in Article R. 5126-1, prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-12

…ic Council are appointed for a term set by the Chairman of the Banking Inclusion Observatory, which may not exceed three years.The provisions of the last two paragraphs of Article R. 312-10 apply to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-121

…titles corresponding to the activity carried out; 4° Details of the practice structures. The lists may be consulted, for each department, in the premises of the regional health agencies or other bodi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-12

…s of association aim to combat road traffic crime and to defend or assist the victims of such crime may exercise the rights granted to the civil party in respect of the offences of manslaughter or uni…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12

Commercial court clerks may practise their profession on an individual basis, as an employee of a natural or legal person holding a commercial court clerk's office, in the form of professional non-tra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-12

…ons performing the duties of statutory auditor mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 822-9 may not be appointed as officers, directors, members of the supervisory board or hold a management p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-121

…has been made by a person referred to in article L. 221-3 shall remind the applicant that he or she may hold only one Livret A passbook account and of the penalties provided for inarticle 1739 A of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-12

…orrective measures prescribed on the basis of Article R. 4314-11, the market surveillance authority may, on the basis of Article L. 4314-2, by order, prohibit, restrict or impose special conditions on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-12

…counted as working days; during this leave, they receive the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. The amount of leave that may be taken at any one tim…

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