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Showing 44314440 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – 9 Nov. 2000 – C-381/98

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-39

…the Labour Code; d) The vocational education and re-education centres mentioned in article R. 5213-9 of the Labour Code; e) Experimental establishments or services mentioned in 12° of I of article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…he provisions of I. III. - Where the securities received in the cases provided for in II of article 92 B in the version in force before 1 January 2000, in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 150…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-246

…afts sector, the status of craftsman or artisan d'art provided for in Articles 1st and 2 Decree No. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 on craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector, as well as the stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article D22-10-16

…ts made by the company for the benefit of its corporate officers pursuant to 4° of Article L. 22-10-9 specifies for each corporate officer the essential constituent elements of such commitments, in pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-3

…icle L. 14…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-54

The right of retention provided for in Article R. 444-15 shall not apply to bailiffs in the cases provided for in c of 3° and 4° of Article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-65

…ting deliberates under the quorum conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-98. It decides by a two-thirds majority of the votes held by the shareholders present or represented…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Continuous post-operative monitoring.

Article D6124-101

…one or more paramedical staff, or midwives for the procedures provided for in 1° of article D. 6124-98, assigned exclusively to this room during its period of use and whose number depends on the numbe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…ities issued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 ; bonds issued or guaranteed by a public international body to which one or…

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