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Showing 26112620 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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-9

The II of Article 3 of the Act of 6 January 1978 susvisée, of all or part of the information and personal data recorded in the processing:- lawyers;- persons involved in the proceedings within the mea…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-19

…ement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the various sports federations. This statement is included in the ann…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-19

…f the diagnostic studies, which provide the client with information about the state of the building and the feasibility of the operation, is to:1° Establish an inventory of fixtures;2° Provide a funct…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-19

Departmental council members may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they incur to take part in meetings of the departmental council, committees and bodies of whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-19

Regional council members may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they incur to take part in meetings of the regional council, committees and bodies of which they a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-19

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine must be informed of any change in the information contained in the file during the implementation of the protocol. The latter will inform the Minis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-19

…e L. 1612-5, it shall attach to this referral, in addition to the voted budget, all the information and documents used to draw it up.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-19

The employers mentioned in article L. 7122-22 send the single, simplified declaration to the body authorised by the State.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-18

…Council of State, issued after consultation with the National Commission for Information Technology and Civil Liberties, shall set the terms and conditions for the application of this section. It shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-19

…oncluded at territorial level may provide for the possibility of employing employees between 9 p.m. and midnight.This agreement provides, in particular, for the benefit of employees employed between 9…

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