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Showing 71517160 of 25668 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-12-2002 n° 1867

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-11

The application for grant shall be supplemented, where applicable, by indications relating to: 1° The reduction in the rate of royalties granted to the applicant or requested by him; 2° Earlier regist…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-5

An order of the State representative records the appointment of the members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-5

An order of the State representative shall record the appointment of the members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-7

Publications eligible under 4° of Article A. 822-28-3 are taken into account in the year of their legal deposit. For essays, books and publications of articles, the following two cumulative criteria a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Commitment of expenditure and accounting by the authorising officer.

Article D2573-62

The articles R. 2342-1 to D. 2342-12 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

The preventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisationa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-5

Where several entities belonging to the same institution of global systemic importance are resolution entities or third-country entities that would be resolution entities if they were established in t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-44

In the absence of an agreement signed within the deadlines set out in articles L. 1233-85 and L. 1237-19-10 or a collective labour agreement in lieu thereof, the Prefect of the département in which th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-19

If it is not possible to appoint a representative within the time limit set by the order referred to in Article R. 23-112-10 or if a member of the Commission ceases to hold office, another member may…

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