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Showing 28712880 of 52536 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 2-7-2002 n° 99-14.819

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-7

The agency's resources are made up of : 1° Subsidies from public authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations; 2° Proceeds from taxes and payments made on its be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-7

The Agency's resources include :1° Subsidies from the European Union or international organisations;2° A contribution from compulsory health insurance schemes, paid and distributed in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-7-1

Commercial leases signed between owners and operators of tourist residences mentioned in Article L. 321-1 of the Tourism Code are for a minimum of nine years, with no possibility of termination at the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D321-7-1

The classification decision referred to in Article D. 321-6 may be revoked or amended for the remaining period of the initial decision if, following an adversarial procedure initiated by the body refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-7-1

In communes with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.When it is necessary, in the event of a vacancy, to appoint a new deputy, the Town…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management

Article L6333-7-1

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations, the government departments responsible for competition, consumer affairs and fraud control and those responsible for monitoring vocational training mentioned in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7-1

The departments mentioned in II of Article L. 612-8-1, which are responsible for preparing the work of the resolution board and implementing its decisions, are set up as a resolution department within…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44-7

If it is shown to be impossible to appoint an authorised body in the department where the business is located, the prefect of that department, on receipt of an express detailed request, may exceptiona…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-7-1

The maximum amount of reimbursement of expenses incurred by candidates is set, in each constituency of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, by the regional prefect, using as a reference fram…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligibility

Article R5132-1-7

I.-A person's eligibility for a pathway is assessed on the basis of their social and professional difficulties and their need for enhanced support. II.A person may be declared eligible by a structure…

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