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Showing 661670 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-22

…ned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Minister for Health specifies the cases in which, despite the risk of transmission of a virus by the donor, the graft or the use of pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-22

When selecting a successful candidate for the competition provided for in article R. 742-6-1, the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, shall appoint, from among the candidates from the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6223-22

…re deemed to meet the condition of professional competence required of an apprentice master in application of article L. 6223-8-1 : 1° Holders of a diploma or qualification in the professional field c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

…he directors in office. However, directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1, directors representing employee shareholders or the company mutual fund pursuant to articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-22

…polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of votes validly cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It also determines the electoral quotient by div…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 222-15

…cinematographic works with a production cost of less than €4,000,000, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 50% of the amount invested by the distribution companies. The total amount of dir…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article D441-22

…ty, the agreement provides for the transfer option mentioned in the eighth paragraph of article L. 132-23 according to the procedures described in section 5 of chapter II of title III of book I as wel…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-22

In the event of an appeal, an application may be made to the First President of the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution of decisions taken by the enforcement judge. The application is made by mean…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-8 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 822-29)

Article Annexe 8-8

…is contract is to cover the insured, subject to the limits and exclusions set out in Articles 2 and 3, against the pecuniary consequences of civil liability as defined in Article L. 822-17 and in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Carry back

Article 220 quinquies

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