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Showing 35213530 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-18

…ique Assembly are published. Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the Martinique Assembly, the budgets and accounts of the terri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-15-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-18

The continuation of the business may be authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 641-10 for a period that may not exceed three months, subject to the provisions applicable to farms. This…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Stamp duties, other duties and taxes

Article 1840 I

Any fraud or attempted fraud and, in general, any manoeuvre with the aim or having the result of defrauding or compromising the tax, committed in the use of stamping machines is punishable by the pena…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-18

…rmanent connection is not possible, the systems must be equipped with a water storage tank designed and operated in accordance with the conditions laid down by the order of the Minister for Health ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-3

The organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2261-27-1 have one month from the publication of the notice provided for inArticle L. 2261-19 to ask the Minister to refer the matter to the group of experts.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-3

…strate for at least one year : 1° Regular articles of association guaranteeing equal access for men and women to the association's governing bodies; 2° Sound, prudent and disinterested management by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-2

…s, at least one of whom is a health executive; 3° A health executive nurse. The members of the jury and their alternates are appointed by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-1

The knowledge verification tests provided for inarticle L. 4321-6 are organised by the Rhône-Alpes Regional Health Agency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Holders of a diploma from the Ecole des Techniques Thermales d'Aix-les-Bains.

Article D4321-33-5

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall issue a certificate to candidates deemed suitable by the jury, certifying that they have passed the knowledge verification tests and that they…

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