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Showing 18811890 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

Appendix 13-8 Table 1 - Natural radioactivity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-5

…nies that can prove they provide one or more of the following services: 1° Sale of cycles and pedal-assist cycles; 2° Retail sale of equipment for cycles and pedal-assist cycles; 3° Maintenance and re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-3

The committee's opinions are reasoned. In the event of an unfavourable opinion, the committee may propose extending the skills consolidation programme. In this case, the Director General of the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-2

The authorised and sworn fraud prevention officers referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1 have a right of communication which enables them to obtain, without being prevented by professional secrecy, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

…ined in II of article L. 2333-87, by the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or, in the cases provided for in VII of article L. 2333-87, the lessee or purchaser of the vehicle. The holder o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-1

…uthority, notified no later than one month before its expiry, in the event of serious difficulty in assessing the applicant's professional experience.III - In the event of refusal, the decision of the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 13

The communal council for orphans is required to inform the guardianship judge of cases where a guardian or curator is to be appointed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency

Article R5211-13-2

In the cases provided for in article L. 2241-3, public accountants are discharged of all liability by remitting the funds to the notary who drew up the deed.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-29

…clerk partners. Under no circumstances may the duties of liquidator be entrusted to a partner who has been subject to a disciplinary penalty. Multiple liquidators may be appointed. The liquidator may…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-13

…mentioned in article A. 212-175-11, formal notice is sent to the establishment. The establishment has a maximum of one year to comply.

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