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Showing 671680 of 36943 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 4-12-2003 n° 02-10.387

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-12

In application of article L. 1221-3, any public or private body, of any nature whatsoever, wishing to provide training for local elected representatives provided for in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-12

The term of the renewed lease is nine years unless the parties agree to a longer term. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 145-4 are applicable during the renewed lease. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

The steps must comply with the following requirements: 1° They must not be slippery; 2° If there is no riser, successive steps must overlap by 5 centimetres; 3° It is forbidden to place one or two iso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

The following may be candidates for the employers' college 1° Persons employing on their own behalf or on behalf of others one or more employees; 2° Where applicable, on the express mandate of these p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-12

I. - The Ministry of Defence shall enter into a specific five-year contract with the Regional Health Agency in the following cases:1° An armed forces hospital is established within the remit of the Re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Availability of beneficiaries' rights

Article R3313-12

I.-The profit-sharing agreement sets out how each beneficiary is to be informed. This information relates in particular to : 1° The sums allocated under the profit-sharing scheme; 2° The amount that t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-12

For the application of article L. 145-6, the words: "the evacuation of premises included in a sector or perimeter provided for in articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-4-2 of the town planning code" are replac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-1

The application for approval mentioned in article R. 212-12 indicates the technical specifications with which the applicant cannot comply, the rooms concerned and the equipment in the establishment to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-12

Sanctions are determined taking into account: 1° The seriousness and duration of the misconduct or breach complained of; 2° The quality and degree of involvement of the person concerned; 3° The situat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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