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Showing 21412150 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-19

…cquaint themselves with the case file. They may be assisted or represented by a lawyer. The parties and their lawyer may obtain copies of all or part of the documents in the case file for the exclusiv…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-39

…her civic rights. For the purposes of constituting the membership of the National Health Conference and its renewal during the term of office, the natural or legal persons referred to in Article D. 14…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-32

…tence of seven years or more, or, if the person has been sentenced for repeat offences, five years, and whose release is due to take place between the sixth and twelfth months thereafter, for the purp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-34

If, at the time of the employee's departure, the employer has not issued the certificate proving the employee's entitlement to leave, the employee may request it within six months of his or her depart…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-19

…dication has been noted.Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 2° and 3° of Article R. 712-17, they shall be resumed at the request of one of the parties transmitting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-33

A statement of financial penalties is sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-19

Pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge and delegates who carry out their duties in a company or in an establishment of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-19

…t-Miquelon of the provisions of articles R. 2212-9 to R. 2212-18, the words: "health establishment" and "health establishment satisfying the provisions of article L. 2322-1" are replaced by the words:…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-39

In the event of the employee's death, his heirs request the liquidation of his rights. The tax regime provided for in 4 of III of article 150-0 A of the General Tax Code ceases to apply to them from t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-35

…s of the State in which the laboratory has its registered office. The application for authorisation and the attached documents must be accompanied by a certified translation into French.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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