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Showing 14611470 of 58419 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-7-2003 n° 861

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-7

For the criminal offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this chapter shall incur, in addition to the fine set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R123-79

The powers relating to the supervision of the trade and companies register and related disputes, provided for in Article L. 123-6, are exercised, for legal entities that are not merchants within the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-7

The company shall keep an up-to-date list of the persons holding registered financial securities, indicating the domicile declared by each of them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R237-7

The final accounts drawn up by the liquidator are filed with the commercial court clerk's office as an annex to the trade and companies register. They shall be accompanied by the decision of the share…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-7

The provisions of this sub-section apply to the accounting of State foreign exchange reserves in gold and foreign currencies insofar as they do not conflict with the rules set out in the agreement ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-7

The workers referred to in Article L. 7341-1 have the right of access to all data concerning their own activities within the platform and enabling them to be identified. They have the right to receive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-7

For the application of article L. 1251-46, before the 20th of each month, the temporary employment agency sends Pôle emploi a statement of the assignment contracts concluded during the previous month(…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-7

Failure to inform the regional directorates for business, competition, consumption, labour and employment and the bodies responsible for collecting social security contributions of the termination of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-7

The total period of absence of an employee councillor for participation in one or more training courses in the establishments and bodies mentioned in article D. 1442-1 may not exceed two weeks in any…

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