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Showing 44514460 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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-55

…s throughout the national territory. Local adaptations, as provided for in 3° of article L. 711-16, may take the form of supplements or variants, without substantially reducing or modifying the conten…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L71-111-5

…Assembly of French Guiana so decides, by article.In these two cases, the Assembly of French Guiana may, however, specify that certain appropriations are specialised by article.In the event of a vote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-5

…if the Assembly of Martinique so decides, by article.In these two cases, the Assembly of Martinique may, however, specify that certain appropriations are specialised by article.In the event of a vote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-5

…er of units appearing in an initial outer packaging that complies with the provisions of article R. 5121-138, when the pharmacist dispenses the last units appearing therein, they are, by way of deroga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…st category by the classification table provided for in articles L. 311-6, L. 321-1, L. 324-1, L. 325-1 and D. 312-3 of the Tourism Code, whether or not the accommodation is classified within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-54

…ed by the administration at its own expense. Only electoral material supplied by the administration may be used. Each ballot paper is placed in a double envelope. The inner envelope must bear no words…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…4 is verified by means of a points scale set by decision taken in application of 3° of article R. 112-4.Compliance with the conditions of creation for works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in articles L. 3142-54 and L. 3142-54-1, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determine…

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