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Showing 36513660 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-3

Committee members may not take part in the deliberations if they have a direct or indirect interest in the subject of those deliberations.If a committee member is in a conflict of interest situation w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-13

…ervisory board do not incur any liability, due to the acts of the management and their result. They may be declared civilly liable for offences committed by the managers if, having knowledge of them,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 G

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, exempt, for their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 B

Municipalities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, exempt, for their…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Membership and operation of professional associations of banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L519-13

…ough appropriate material and human resources. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation of a professional association referred to in I above, in accordance w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1387-1

…ed by the spouses, jointly or severally, in connection with the management of a business, the court may decide to make the spouse who retains the professional assets or, failing that, the professional…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Business management

Article 1301-1

…he management until the master of the business or his successor is able to provide for it.The judge may, depending on the circumstances, moderate the compensation due to the master of the business bec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions.

Article L4532-13

The inter-company safety, health and working conditions committee may define, in particular on a proposal from the coordinator, certain common rules designed to ensure compliance with the safety and h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-13

…h Polynesia, subject to the following adaptations:a) The following sentence is added to article L. 1251-1 : "An agreement between the Agence de la biomédecine and the competent authorities of New Cale…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133

…ith the option of radiodiagnosis and radiotherapy, or in radiology with the option of radiotherapy; 2° Medical physicists; 3° Medical electroradiology technicians. At least one member of the team must…

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