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Showing 52415250 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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

…the allocation of funding to the organisation in question or reduce the amount thereof. Before 1st October each year, the fund submits a report to the Government and Parliament on the use of its appr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-16

For the application of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, the public body competent to recognise the innovative nature of a company is the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-16

…d to the financing of terrorism until they have made the declaration provided for in Article L. 561-15. They may then proceed with the transaction only if the conditions set out in the fourth paragrap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Penalty procedure

Article L327-14

I.-A member of the Control Board is summoned to the hearing. He/she attends the hearing without the right to vote. He may present observations in support of the notified complaints and propose a sanct…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-1

…n adversarial hearing organised in accordance with the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article 145, the lawyer having been summoned in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-14

…irector of this establishment, be transported again before committal, in compliance with article L. 1232-5 of the Public Health Code, to a funeral home, the residence of the deceased or a member of hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-16

…or more of the company's statutory auditors is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-12-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-15-1

…ntioned in article R. 3131-7, in the following cases : 1° When the network mentioned in article R. 6123-26 is unable to meet the emergency care needs of the population; 2° As part of an event mentione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-15

…hority of the person in charge or the person responsible for the activities mentioned in article R. 1243-12. These establishments have at least : 1° A person responsible for preparation. Only persons…

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