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Showing 15311540 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-120

The application for parallel import authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It must state : 1° The name or corporate n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

…to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion between the euro and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-12

The parties to the contract agree on the principle of a contractual termination during one or more meetings at which the employee may be assisted:1° Either by a person of his choice from the company's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

…that all the company's employees may also benefit from this voucher in accordance with the same allocation rules. In this case, the payment voucher is issued with a face value which may not exceed an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-12

…ethods for its depreciation and net revenue, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may carry out or have carried out by an independent expert an audit of the operating account drawn up by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Working conditions and forward-looking management of jobs and skills

Article L2241-12

…forward-looking management of jobs and skills, in particular to meet the challenges of the ecological transition, and on taking into account the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

…f; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situation and financial capacity of the person concerned, having regard in particular to his assets and, in the case of a na…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Distribution of funds outside of enforcement proceedings.

Article 1281-4

The person responsible for distribution shall draw up a draft allocation within two months of the last notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article 1281-3.He shall notify it to the debtor an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-12

…eipt, of any substantial changes it wishes to make to the terms and processes described in its application for authorisation. The Minister responsible for personal services will notify the issuer, by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-12

…Its tasks are as follows: 1° To contribute, through its opinions, to the complete and uniform application of the rules relating to the prevention of conflicts of interest within the bodies of the Nat…

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