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Showing 46914700 of 47145 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 21 December 2007 n° 06-11.343 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 April 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 October 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 November 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 November 2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-7

The Board of Directors deliberates on all matters relating to the operation of the establishment and in particular on:

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment arrangements

Article L2191-6

In the case of an overall contract for the construction and operation or maintenance of a work, the remuneration for operation or maintenance services may not contribute to the payment for the constru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Corsican Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council

Article R4425-6

The appropriations required to finance the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of Corsica, and, where appropriate, to carry out its studies, are specialised by article.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions.

Article R4322-63

In the event of a professional disagreement with a colleague, the chiropodist must first seek conciliation, if necessary through the regional or inter-regional council of the association.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-6

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 1225-62: a) The words: "within the meaning of article L. 513-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of the first par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-7

…ats to the members of the former municipal councils in the order of the table set out in Article L. 2121-1.In all cases, the cumulative amount of the allowances of the members of the municipal council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

…trading shares that can be registered in an account with an intermediary mentioned in l'article L. 211-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code, any natural person or legal entity acting alone or in conc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…ccurs in the form of clustered cases; 3° The healthcare-associated infection has resulted in death; 4° The healthcare-associated infection is subject to compulsory transmission of individual data to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16

The acts of terrorism incriminated by Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal Code, as well as related offences, shall be prosecuted, investigated and judged according to the rules of this Code subject t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-71

…ompanies mentioned in article L. 2331-1 and those meeting the conditions mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 and L. 2341-2, as long as they employ a total of at least one thousand employees, the employer…

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