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Showing 651660 of 35981 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 18-4-1985 n° 84-10.083

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-18

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, the display or dissemination of all or part of the decision, or of a press release informing the public of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R581-18

The categories of displaced persons who may benefit from temporary protection in France pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 581-7 are designated by joint order of the Minister responsible for imm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-18

The budget documents are accompanied by an appendix, in particular:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the Corsican regional authority and its public establishments;2° A list of assistance g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

I. - A fund of hedge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

The pharmacist in charge and the interim pharmacist in charge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic voting.

Article R723-18

If the same voter uses both voting methods in the same capacity, only the electronic vote is considered valid.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-18

If the Articles of Association do not specify the terms of the share transfer price when the company implements a clause introduced pursuant to articles L. 227-14, L. 227-16 and L. 227-17, this price…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-185

A pharmaceutical establishment manufacturing, operating, importing, exporting or wholesaling blood-derived medicinal products must, when disposing of these medicinal products, record :1° The name, str…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1840 P

(1) Those who knowingly use, sell or attempt to sell mobile stamps that have already been used shall be prosecuted before the criminal court and punished by a fine of €3,750. In the event of a repeat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

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