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Showing 761770 of 19637 articles for Art. CA Paris 6-12-1991 n° 90-10344

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-12

…radiation sources, as provided for in Article L. 1333-18;4° Exposure of persons subject to radiological emergencies as referred to in 1° of Article L. 1333-3; 5° Exposure of persons subject to exposur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-12

…eached, the court appoints one or more experts to assist them in their management mission. In other cases, the court may appoint its own experts. The president of the court determines the remuneration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-124

…onditions for admission to shareholders' meetings and the exercise of voting rights and, where applicable, the provisions relating to the granting of double voting rights; 6° Where applicable, the cla…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-4

…f the proceedings, of his or her right to be assisted by a lawyer at the hearing and to consult the case file.The children's judge may also summon to the hearing any person whose hearing he or she con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

…crecy of the ballot, the free and anonymous personal nature of the vote, the integrity of the votes cast, effective monitoring of the ballot and a posteriori control by the election judge. The right o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-12

…er State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that wish to carry out this activity on a temporary and occasional basis on national territory must submit a decl…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ormance, whether pre-existing or not, regardless of the presence or absence of an audience or the location of the recording. "Automatic financial aid": aid giving rise to the allocation of investment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ncluded for an indefinite period.It shall include in particular:1° The name and professional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-129

…intaining a link between the company and the employee for the duration of the leave and, where applicable, the arrangements for support and professional readaptation on his return.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-12

The local authority's accounts are approved by a vote of the deliberative body on the administrative account presented by the mayor, the president of the departmental council or the president of the r…

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