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Showing 16911700 of 19332 articles for Art. 1593 · Cass. civ. 19 February 1946

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…able in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No. 2012-597 of 27 April 2012 and No. 2015-155 of 11 F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…vehicles and their trailers covered by the provisions transposing Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Notice of modification

Article R2194-10

In the cases provided for in articles R. 2194-2 and R. 2194-5, where the contract has been awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure, the purchaser shall publish a modification notice. This no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-22

…ifference between the subscription price and the average of the prices mentioned in article L. 3332-19, by the difference between the subscription price and the sale price determined pursuant to artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-15

…allocate aid for professional integration, on behalf of the State in application of article L. 5134-19-1, they also rule on behalf of the State in the event of appeals lodged against these decisions.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-4

…il of Ministers of French Polynesia, in accordance with Articles 97 and 134 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia,".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

…nents are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-32

…utive Council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial assistance, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate stating the total am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-16

The annual agreement on objectives and resources provided for in article L. 5134-19-4 includes an appendix, the model for which is set by order of the minister responsible for employment, listing the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3

The following are exempt from the obligations set out in Article L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: 1° Persons and entities controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the same Code wh…

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