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Showing 711720 of 56672 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-1-2018 n° 15-27.525

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-18

If the request is admissible, the Chairman of the Conciliators' Conference appoints one or more conciliators to examine the case.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-18

The head of the prison shall take all steps to inform prisoners of the possibility of lodging an appeal on the basis of article 803-8.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

When it has not been possible to allocate the share of all the départements in a region in the overall allocation between the départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third para…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-18

Production companies meet the conditions for eligibility for financial aid, as applicable: 1° For the preparation of feature-length cinematographic works, as provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-18

Information and documents received by the High Council in the context of cooperation with the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising competences similar to its o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-18

The Prefect or, in the case of health and medico-social establishments, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may arrange for additional analyses to be carried out, at the expense of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-18

In the event of a dispute concerning the application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17, the matter may be referred to the Cinema Mediator pursuant to article L. 213-1 . The cinema…

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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 D421-18

When it meets one of the criteria set out in Article D. 421-17, the Minister responsible for the economy issues the company with a certificate recognising its innovative nature.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-18

One or more samples of the biological product used to carry out the medical biology analyses provided for in articles R. 1211-14 to R. 1211-16 are kept under conditions set by order of the Minister fo…

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