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Showing 511520 of 50980 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 29-2-2012 n° 11-12.782

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Audiovisual communication.

Article L4433-29

The Council for Culture, Education and the Environment draws up an annual report for the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique, which is presented to the Regional Counc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Withdrawal of approval

Article R513-29

When it intends to withdraw an association's authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will inform the association. It will give the association the reasons for the withdrawa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-29

A person may not benefit from the allowance for self-employed workers for a period of five years from the date on which that person ceased to benefit from it in respect of a previous activity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-29

Pharmacists and persons legally authorised to assist them in dispensing medicines in a pharmacy must wear a badge indicating their status; the characteristics of this badge and the conditions under wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-290

For all electronic transmissions referred to in article R. 123-288, an electronic signature is used under the conditions set out in article R. 123-5. Subject to the provisions legally or judicially em…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The form of declarations and filings and their processing by the keeper of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-291

The request for registration or deletion of the mention of collaborating spouse is made by the natural person required to be registered.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-29

The manager shall reply in writing within one month to questions put to him pursuant to article L. 223-36. Within the same timeframe, it sends a copy of the question and its answer to the statutory au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-29

The parties are required to constitute a lawyer. They and their counsel may only develop orally, at the hearing, the pleas and conclusions of their briefs.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised by the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Dissolution.

Article L5214-29

A community of communes that has not carried out any activity for at least two years may be dissolved by order of the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) concerned following the opinio…

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