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Showing 36313640 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-17

…o articles L. 3253-6, L. 3253-8 à L. 3253-12 of the French Labour Code;2° Claims arising from a new cash injection granted to ensure the continuation of the business for the duration of the proceeding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 998

…Code and managed jointly by policyholders and insurers, or articles L. 932-1, L. 932-14 and L. 932-24 du code de la sécurité sociale or L. 221-2 and L. 222-1 du code de la mutualité, of which at leas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-9

Informing convicted persons is carried out in accordance with the provisions of this article.When the person is present at the hearing, the information relating to his registration in the file and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-25

…n its overall performance ;b) When the index is composed of instruments mentioned in Article L. 214-24-55, its composition complies with the diversification rules mentioned in I and II of Article R. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Blood transfusion activities

Article R1222-39

…for accreditation, and at the request of the inspector from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, it must provide evidence of compliance with this obligation.For the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article R526-26

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 526-22, the assets, rights, obligations and securities held by the sole trader, which are useful for the professional activity, are those w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…prohibited to employ employees holding a fixed-term employment contract and temporary employees to carry out work exposing them to the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation: 1° As…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of exercise.

Article R4623-14

I.-The occupational health physician personally carries out all of his duties, within the framework of the tasks defined in article R. 4623-1. These duties are exclusive of any other function in the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-10

…153-2-3 : 1° Flat-rate monthly emoluments, the amount of which, which varies according to seniority calculated on the basis of the number of six-monthly internships completed and in which time spent o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…wo ballots, a third ballot is held and the election takes place by a relative majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the election shall be decided on the basis of age. The Board of Directo…

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