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Showing 23612370 of 35571 articles for Art. CA Amiens 27 March 1968 · Cass. com. 8 October 1991 · Cass. com. 24 November 1992 n° 91-11.055 · Cass. com. 11 January 2000 · CA Paris 17 January 2008 · Cass. com. 26 February 1979 · CA Paris 24 September 1991 · Cass. com. 26 October 1999

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation for bodies without a public accountant to allocate and pay expenditure relating to the remuneration of vocational training trainees

Article D1611-27

The authorisation provided for in III of article L. 1611-7 intended to enable organisations without a public accountant to be entrusted with the allocation and payment of expenditure relating to the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to doorstep selling and the distance provision of financial services

Article R752-27

Article R. 353-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-27

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where:1° The subject of the application does not fall within its j…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27

The vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport is prepared :1° Either through initial training, including apprenticeship ;2° Or through continuing education.In all cases, on entry to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-27

…o receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity is unable to carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, the amount of the of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-27

Practical training is carried out on the premises of an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction for the entire duration of the training period set out in the first paragraph of arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5842-27

I. - Articles L. 5216-4 and L. 5216-4-2 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-4:1° The words: "of Chapter III of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-27

…es of the profession. The scope and conditions of implementation of this obligation and, where applicable, the provisions agreed between the producer and his assignees or agents shall be defined by me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-27

…ssional ethics, the regulations governing the profession and the management of a law firm. The mark carries a coefficient of 1. >. 3° An oral examination consisting of a thirty-minute question by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content of the digital health space

Article R1111-27

…e, first names, gender, date and place of birth, national health identifier mentioned in article L. 1111-8-1, postal, electronic and telephone contact details, where applicable, identity and contact d…

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