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Showing 15411550 of 57098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-1-2013 n° 11-20.313

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Commitment of expenditure and authorising officer's accounts (R)

Article D2342-11

The administrative account, on which the municipal council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 2121-31, presents, by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 19: Powered DIY and gardening tools

Article L224-112

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for motorised DIY and gardening tools allows consumers to opt for the use, for certain categories of spare parts, of parts from the circula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-11

The persons exercising parental authority or, where applicable, the minor's guardian, shall send the committee of experts referred to in article R. 1231-5 a request for authorisation to take the sampl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-11

Water entering a wastewater collection system must, except in the case of unusual situations, particularly those due to heavy rainfall, be subjected to treatment before being discharged into the natur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-115

When a partner finds himself holding all of the company's shares, he may ask to be appointed clerk of the commercial court himself, in place of the company. In this case, he shall send a reasoned requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-119

The mediators referred to in 2° of Article R. 6147-117 are a doctor mediator and a non-physician mediator. The doctor mediator and his alternate are appointed by the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-11

The issuer of the special payment voucher referred to in B of Article L. 1271-1 shall include its authorisation number in a visible place in any contract or agreement concluded with the persons provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Security protocol.

Article R4515-11

Heads of host and transport companies shall keep a copy of each safety protocol, dated and signed, at the disposal of: 1° the social and economic committees of the companies concerned; 2° the labour i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-119

Local representatives benefit from the delegation hours provided for in articles R. 1432-109-1 in accordance with the application procedures defined in articles R. 1432-109-2 to R. 1432-110.

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