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Showing 91719180 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-6

The information provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 7124-1-5 is delivered by any means to the child's legal representatives by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-6

…sed by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission for the grouping in place of the nursing, re-education and medi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-6-1

…ued after consultation with the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products. They may not be based on any difference in treatment, particularly with regard…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of settlement.

Article 350

…s authorised to settle with persons prosecuted for customs offences or for infringement of the laws and regulations relating to financial relations with foreign countries, subject to the application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-6

The prefect's decision shall state the reasons on which it is based and shall mention the time limits and channels for appeal. It is notified to the applicant either by administrative means against a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-6

…ity Code the information required to implement the provisions of article L. 224-7-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-2

The nature and characteristics of the job(s) sought, the preferred geographical area and the expected salary, as mentioned in the personalised project for access to employment, make up the reasonable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-4

…ICLE D. 6145-6.ExpenditureGROUP 1Operating expenses relating to personnel61681: Sickness, maternity and accidents at work621: External personnel631: Taxes and similar payments on remuneration (tax aut…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-6-1

If a trade mark protected in a State party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property has been registered in France in the name of the agent or representative of the proprietor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-6

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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