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Showing 10911100 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R4021-19

The members of the bodies of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development and the persons who take part in the work of the National Agency for Continuing Professional Development are su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-19

The expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 of the skills operator is allocated on a pro rata basis of the sums allocated within the framework of: 1° The sections referred to in article L. 6332-…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-19

The liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 641-1 shall receive, for the whole of the judicial liquidation proceedings, the remuneration provided for in Article R. 663-18, as soo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-19

…21-4 and based on the amount of gross fees received during the previous year for sales organised or carried out on national territory. The amount of these contributions is set every three years by ord…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-190

…on Sanitaire, departments may have a supply of blood-derived medicinal products intended for urgent care. This supply is managed in accordance with the provisions of the order provided for in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-19

…ed by articles L. 134-1 or L. 441-1 of this Code, or byarticle L. 222-1 of the Mutual Code : 1° The capitalisation reserve is constituted for each portfolio of securities and investments which is subj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-19

…tners and, where they exist, between partners and parties involved in financing the pharmacy or medical biology laboratory.These documents must be communicated within one month of the conclusion of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-20

The additional insertion of the notice of meeting referred to in Article R. 225-67 in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires is applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-19

…ender may lodge a reasoned complaint with the public prosecutor's office, the effect of which is to cancel the enforcement order in respect of the contested fine. This complaint remains admissible as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192

If the Service national des métiers de l'encadrement du ski et l'alpinisme considers that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the declarant has p…

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