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Showing 721730 of 34202 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. avis 6-12-2018 n° 18-70.011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-18

Managers of entry points to the territory shall provide their entry point with : 1° Secure and suitable premises, away from the main places frequented by the public, intended for the medical care of p…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-18

The members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and the contact person provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 2314-1 receive the training they need to carry out thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-187

A regulation issued by the French Accounting Standards Authority sets out the conditions for determining the useful life, limited or unlimited, of intangible assets. Formation expenses are amortised a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-18

The votes shall be counted without delay on the day of the election at the headquarters of the body of the Association in New Caledonia or French Polynesia concerned or, failing this, at the National…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-18

On receipt of a complete declaration, the prefect of the département in which the main establishment of the legal entity or sole trader is located will register the declaration and issue a receipt. If…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-18

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 5215-40, the perimeter of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment may subsequently be extended, by order of the State representative(s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-9

The institutions referred to in Article L. 3253-14 shall, on request, inform all other guarantee institutions in the Member States of the European Community or the European Economic Area of the nation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-18

Under the delegation of powers granted to them, the delegating federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues that they have set up ensure that the contracts referred to in articles L. 22…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-18

If the representative of the public prosecutor's office decides to forward the sentencing decision and the certificate to the competent authority of the executing State, he or she shall inform the sen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1244

The clerk of the court summons to the hearing scheduled for the debates:1° If one has been constituted, the appellant's lawyer, by any means;2° The appellant and the persons to whom the decision or de…

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