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Showing 46114620 of 18871 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-7-2018 n° 18/00485

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…isory Board listed in article L. 6143-1. It takes part in the meetings of the Supervisory Board. He carries out its deliberations.The Director has the power to make appointments within the institution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-9

…mages by the State and certain other public persons;-sums paid in reimbursement of the costs of medical treatment and rehabilitation ;-salaries and wage accessories maintained by the employer during t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

…enforcement court may rule in his absence. The time limit for appeal then only runs from the notification of the judgment made to this address subject to the provisions of the following paragraph. If…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-68

…e or the lifting of judicial supervision or house arrest with electronic surveillance. After communicating the request referred to in the first paragraph of this article to the Public Prosecutor for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

…cts concluded with a freelance administration company and temporary work, or when it notes a significant increase in the number of employees holding fixed-term employment contracts and assignment cont…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 722-11

Direct subsidies contribute to the following promotional expenses, provided they are directly allocated to the promotion of works abroad, excluding the company's own operating expenses: 1° Dubbing int…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 A

…ent entered into pursuant to article 1078-7 of the same code, including when this property is reallocated to a descendant of the first donee at the time of the shared donation. This transaction is sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-71

…to be included on the agenda of the meeting, by shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, shall be sent to the registered office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…ation with the Order of Pharmacists of pharmacists managing an in-house pharmacy authorised in application of article L. 5126-7 ; 3° Registration with the Order of Veterinary Surgeons for veterinary s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-7

…mmediately after the election of the mayor and deputy mayors, the mayor reads out the charter for local elected representatives provided for in article L. 1111-1-1. The mayor provides the municipal co…

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