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Showing 41314140 of 47938 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 15 December 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 December 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 December 1984 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 September 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2020 · Cass. 3e civ. 10 December 1986 · Cass. com. 4 June 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 February 1991

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-24

In the cases provided for in articles R. 5141-22 and R. 5141-23, the application for a repayable advance is sent to the authorised body, which issues the applicant with a certificate of deposit and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-5

For the purpose of verifying the good repute conditions referred to in articles L. 519-3-3, L. 541-2, L. 541-7 and article L. 548-4, the body referred to in I of article R. 546-1 shall request the bul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-5

In carrying out their testing duties, the persons referred to in article L. 425-2 may only enter the premises referred to in article L. 425-4 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. or at any time when these premis…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

…haser. It includes the information listed in article R. 321-3. However, the warning provided for in 4° is replaced by a summons to fulfil one of the obligations set out in article 2456 of the Civil Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-5

…ce of these professions is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-53

…oyment who :1° Has exhausted his or her rights to the insurance allowance referred to in article L. 5422-1 or to the professionalisation and solidarity allowance ;2° Does not again satisfy the conditi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-5

…eir proposals, the region may ask them for information other than that mentioned in article R. 6121-4, depending on the selection criteria adopted. It may also ask a candidate to complete its file and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-246

…business, the title and date of the legal gazette in which the publication required by Article L. 141-12 was published; For businesses in the retail sector, the name of the business, the name of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-5

…he reimbursement by the platform of the contributions, fees and expenses mentioned in articles D. 7342-1 to D. 7342-3, the self-employed person must submit a request for reimbursement and provide proo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations of establishments providing the public hospital service

Article R6112-5

…to specify the expected action and the terms and conditions of its implementation. II - Pursuant to 4° of III of Article L. 6112-2, the establishment must notify the Regional Health Agency of any plan…

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