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Showing 331340 of 42563 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1992 n° 502

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-18

Applicant establishments or organisations have the equipment described in the rules of good practice provided for in article L. 1245-6, enabling them to guarantee the quality, health safety and tracea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-18

Operators of general shops are required to send, in the first month of each year, to the general inspector of industry and commerce in whose district their establishments are located, a general report…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Ad hoc mandate.

Article R611-18

The request for the appointment of an ad hoc trustee provided for in Article L. 611-3 shall be made in writing. It is addressed or delivered to the president of the commercial court or the judicial co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-18

The social administration committee benefits from the funding provided for in articles L. 2312-81 to L. 2312-84 of the Labour Code to finance the activities provided for in articles L. 2312-78 and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Municipal associations (R).

Article R2511-18

The borough mayor informs the borough council of the applications he has received and the action he has taken on them. The list of associations whose applications have been registered is made availabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training leave

Article R2315-18

Training leave is taken in one go, unless the beneficiary and the employer decide by mutual agreement that it will be taken in two instalments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-18

Before conciliation boards, the parties may be assisted by a member of the employers' or employees' professional organisation to which they belong. When the parties are represented, the representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Valuation of securities.

Article D3324-18

In the event of an allocation of company shares, the shares are valued on the basis of the average share price for the twenty trading days preceding the date of allocation. This average is obtained by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-18

The application for authorisation of an agreement is sent, by tele-procedure, by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5, to the competent authority mentioned in article R. 1453-15. The competent au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-18

If the beneficiary of the youth employment contract fails to fulfil his contractual obligations, the allowance referred to in article L. 5131-6 and, where applicable, the replacement income referred t…

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