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Showing 51115120 of 6711 articles for Art. CA Rouen 13 juin 2000 n° 1999/04931

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-140

…finitive disciplinary measure involving a sanction equal to or greater than three months' disqualification may be forced, by the unanimous vote of the other partners, to withdraw from the company. A p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The report

Article R4251-7

…R. 541-16 of the same code.They are specific for certain wastes by virtue of III of Article L. 541-13 of this code and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application.They take into account the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scaffolding

Article R4323-69

Scaffolding may only be erected, dismantled or significantly altered under the supervision of a competent person and by workers who have received appropriate training specific to the operations envisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-4

…support for young people at risk of exclusion from the labour market as referred to in article L. 5131-3. It involves the départements, municipalities and their groupings in this work.These guideline…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…rectors, with the authorisation of the supervisory ministers. Decisions relating to 4°, 6°, 7°, 9°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16, 19° and 20° of article R. 5315-3 are enforceable after joint approval by the supe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-59

…lel import authorisation mentioned in article R. 5121-116 or an import authorisation issued in application of article R. 5121-108 in the context of a stock shortage, a risk of a stock shortage or a ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-341

…ities and remuneration, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 25 septies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and article L. 6152-4 and the regulator…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-15

The commission referred to in article L. 6213-12 is called the Commission nationale de biologie médicale. It is attached to the Minister for Health. The National Medical Biology Commission is consulte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules

Article L5842-2

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…d approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ; 4° FIA governed by foreign law and subject to Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Pa…

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