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Showing 45314540 of 22656 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-11-2006 n° 05-20.436

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-46

Any modification relating to: 1° The commitments of the operator issuing the approved formula mentioned in article L. 212-28; 2° The association contracts concluded by the exhibitor issuing the approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-52

Prior to assignment to the workstation, the employer shall assess the individual exposure of workers: 1° Accessing areas defined under Articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28; 2° Crew members on board airc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-26

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-28 in respect of the task of administering the business, where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10 (number 12 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

I.-A. The following may avail themselves of this special scheme: 1° Any taxable person established on the territory of the European Union carrying out distance selling of goods imported from third ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-32

I.- Pursuant to the second paragraph of I of Article L. 5126-4, any changes to the information contained in the authorisation referred to in Article R. 5126-28 that do not fall within the scope of II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-34

I.-For the application of article L. 1333-22, when at least one radon volumetric activity measurement result exceeds the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 , the owner or, where applicable, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-14

The holder of a receipt of application for the first issue of the following residence permits is authorised to engage in professional activity: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-78

The college of civil servants, public sector employees and contractual public sector employees referred to in 2° of 2 of I of article L. 1432-11 is referred to as the "first college". The college of p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-166-2

The application file for approval includes: 1° In the case of a sole proprietorship, a declaration stating its name, its activity, its address, the address of its secondary establishments and the civi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-20

A creditor whose claim has been admitted and who recovers his right of individual pursuit in accordance with Article L. 643-11 may obtain, by order of the president of the court made on application, t…

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