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Showing 10911100 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-19

…esponsible for the economy, the information referred to in c and d of Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 published by investment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-14

…oard is composed equally of representatives of the professional sections defined in article R. 4021-15, appointed on their proposal by the Director General of the National Agency for Professional Deve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

When a branch agreement has not been the subject of an amendment or appendix for at least five years or, in the absence of an agreement, it has not been possible to conclude agreements for at least fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

…according to criteria defined by the authority mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2224-19-1 and taking into account the location, nature and size of the installations. These operations ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-15

Costs incurred before the commission, including the claimant's travel expenses, are treated in the same way as criminal, correctional and police court costs. They are borne by the State.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-150

…A steering committee, whose tasks are specified in the agreement referred to in II of article L. 6147-16, is responsible for drawing up the partnership medical project referred to in article R. 6147…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-16

…out, at the owner's or operator's expense, the surveys and diagnoses referred to in article L. 1334-12-1 or the expert appraisal referred to in 2° of article L. 1334-15; 2° Set a deadline for carrying…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-18

…or General recruits, appoints and manages the civil servants whose status is governed by decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special statu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-198

If the Prefect considers that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applican…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-19

…n cases where the time limit for examining a draft standard is reduced pursuant to VI of Article L. 1212-2, the national council may be convened up to twenty-four hours before the date of the meeting…

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