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Showing 441450 of 43840 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 17-3-2021 n° 19-21.463 FS-P

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall collect, under the conditions defined by order of the Minister responsible for the economy, the information referred to in c and d of Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-19

The rates and conditions for awarding the fixed allowances provided for in articles R. 2523-17 and R. 2523-18 and the holiday allowances are set by joint order of the ministers responsible for labour,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Loading bays and ramps

Article R4214-19

The dimensions of the loads likely to be transported are taken into account in the design and layout of loading bays and ramps.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-19

The employer is responsible for the maintenance of personal protective equipment and work clothing. When maintenance is carried out outside the establishment, the head of the company responsible for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-19

The budget for the year is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 30 November of the previous year. If, before the start of the financial year, the budget has not been approved by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-19

Sterilisation is the set of operations used to obtain the sterile state of a medical device and to maintain this state.The activity of sterilising medical devices is subject to the granting of an auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-19

I. - Subject to the powers of the Prefect of Police referred to inarticle 73-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation and operation of State services in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19

Any public sewerage service, regardless of how it is operated, gives rise to the collection of sewerage fees established under the conditions set by the articles R. 2224-19-1 to R. 2224-19-11.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-19

…laboratory is subject to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods…

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