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Showing 16811690 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-15

The members of the Supervisory Board receive minutes of the meeting within fifteen days of each meeting.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501

…to the fixed assets referred to in the first paragraph which are acquired or created on or after 1 January 1974. The latter are valued in accordance with the last paragraph of 1 of II of Article 1517…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D3115-15

The manager of a point of entry identifies the premises which may be used for disinfection, disinsectisation or rodent control of a means of transport or goods being transported.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Amendment of approved unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-18

…insurance agreements may be amended by a rider approved under the conditions set out in article L. 5422-22, provided that this rider is compatible with the objectives set out in the framework document…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-18

A joint order of the Minister for the Merchant Navy and the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs sets the conditions under which travel allowances will be paid to committee members and, for membe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…s of revenue and expenditure and amending decisions; 3° The agency's social action activity report; 4° The financial account, and the report noting the existence of any surpluses; 5° The allocation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-18

…in Articles L. 322-2 and L. 322-3-2 for undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, Articles L. 114-21 and L. 211-13 of the Mutual Code for mutuals and unions governed by the Mutual Code and article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-180

The order made pursuant to Article 706-179 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the public prosecutor or the parties,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Debt ceiling

Article L315-15

…operty is equal to the value indicated in the deed of sale subject to the provisions of article L. 315-21.

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