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Showing 491500 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-11

Any person summoned or heard has the right to be assisted by counsel of his choice. The procedures for summoning the person or for receiving his or her explanations on the spot and the conditions unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work carried out off-voltage.

Article R4534-117

…work, preferably by locking the corresponding switching or isolating devices in the open position; 4° Does not re-energise voltage until the work has ceased and the workers are no longer in any dange…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

…of the hearing, so that the judge can rule within the maximum period of six days set by article 515-11 of the Civil Code in compliance with the adversarial principle and the rights of the defence. The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-11

The members and staff of the commission mentioned in article L. 822-4 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts and information of which they may have become aware by reason of thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-11

…dertaking and the heads of external undertakings shall make the information mentioned in article R. 4511-10 available: 1° To the competent social and economic committee; 2° To the competent occupation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-15

…y the local authority's accounting officer presents the local authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the additional day.The management acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-1

The budget runs from 1 January to 31 December.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the framework document

Article R5422-11

The framework document includes a statement of macroeconomic assumptions, consistent with the forecasts in the Finance Act, the Social Security Financing Act and the Public Finance Programming Act, as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations to declare accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-11

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional programme of access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged people

Article R1434-11

…year period: 1° The actions to be taken; 2° The resources to be mobilised; 3° The expected results; 4° The timetable for implementation; 5° The monitoring and evaluation procedures.

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