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Showing 23512360 of 40503 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24 March 1999 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 · Cass. com. 31 May 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-13

Based on the information received pursuant to articles L. 233-7 and L. 233-12, the report presented to the shareholders on the operations of the financial year shall mention the identity of the natura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-13

The appointment of the members of the special negotiating body is notified to the legal entity or natural person, subsidiary or establishment within which the employee representatives work or, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-133

…east half of the full employee representatives are included on the agenda.Alternate representatives may attend committee meetings but may not vote. They only have the right to vote in the absence of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4341-13

The Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health shall issue the authorisation to practise provided for in article L. 4341-4, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4361-13

The prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health shall issue the licence provided for in Article L. 4361-4, after obtaining the opinion of the hearing aid practitioners' commis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Nuclear medicine activities

Article R6123-137

I.-An "A" nuclear medicine authorisation may only be granted if the holder has a formalised emergency procedure enabling patients to be cared for if necessary, within a timeframe compatible with healt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-13

…ears on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose is the defence and protection of animals may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

…es classified in the 2nd and 6th categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and included within the perimeter of a pastoral land association covered by article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 D

…liberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis of this code…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Ownership of works, equipment or intangible assets at the end of the contract

Article L2213-13

The partnership contract sets out the consequences of the early or early termination of the contract in terms of ownership of the works, equipment or intangible assets.

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