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Showing 471480 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…IONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-68

…rved for doctors and dental surgeons who can prove that they have the skills required to perform procedures using ionising radiation and, under the conditions defined in article L. 4351-1, for medical…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Professional qualifications, procedures and quality system

Article R1333-69

I. - The initial training of healthcare professionals who carry out procedures using ionising radiation or who take part in such procedures includes teaching relating to the radiation protection of pa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-6

…gation to pay a sum of money consist of interest at the legal rate, from the date of the formal notice.These damages and interest are due without the creditor being required to justify any loss.A cred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

I.-Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the solvency and financial position report, the regular report to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-50

If the takeover bid is made by a company that does not have a social and economic committee, the employer informs the employees directly. Similarly, if there is no social and economic committee in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

…e or when the company is the subject of a public offer initiated by entities, acting alone or in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the same Code, holding more than half of the capital…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-51

…12-46 of this Code, in terms of employment, maintaining business sites and locating decision-making centres, as expressed in the offer document referred to in III of Article L. 621-8 of the Monetary a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-57

…ttorney of the representative, unless he is an industrial property attorney or a lawyer;3° If it concerns a rectification of a material error, proof of payment of the prescribed fee.The Institute may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-58

In the event of non-compliance with an application for registration, the applicant will be notified and given reasons. The applicant is given a period in which to regularise the application or submit…

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