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Showing 53715380 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9

…framework of the territorial agreement for concerted exercise provided for in V of Article L. 1111-9-1; 2° The minimum participation of the project owner, provided for in the second paragraph of III…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Psychotropic substances and preparations

Article R5132-91

…appropriate system meeting the characteristics laid down in the first paragraph of article R. 5132-9: 1° The nature and quantity of psychotropic substances or their preparations used ; 2° The nature…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-4

…to the application of III of Article L. 613-55-3, the reduction referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 in the nominal value of an own funds instrument or an eligible commitment is definitive. With the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-9

It is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros for the chairman, directors, managing directors or managers of a joint stock company to issue, on behalf of that company, negotiable bonds which, in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A444-48

The travel expenses mentioned in a of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 shall be subject to a flat-rate reimbursement: 1° Equal to thirty-two times the 1st class rail mileage tax for each document served,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Work on roofs.

Article R4534-93

Where workers frequently, for more than one day, travel on gutters, footpaths or any other passageway involving the risk of falling onto a roof made of materials of insufficient strength, this roof, i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-21

…of cinematographic establishments, with the exception of those laid down in articles 232-16 to 232-19. Applications for advances must be submitted by 31 December 2022 at the latest.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-9

…offer to acquire the investment certificates, provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-2, is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R212-93-1

For the activities mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 212-91 and for the activity of mid-mountain guide, the Prefect or the Minister responsible for sport grants, on a case-by-case basis, access to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Strings

Article R4323-90

In specific circumstances where, taking into account the risk assessment, the use of a second rope would make the work more dangerous, the use of a single rope may be authorised, provided that the wor…

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