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Showing 11811190 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Laboratory responsible for the biological qualification of the donation.

Article R1222-31

…ications. II - Only persons who satisfy the conditions laid down in Articles L. 6213-1 to L. 6213-6 may perform this function. They must also possess, or acquire within two years of their appointment,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-31

The Guidance and Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of the members in office are present or represented. When this quorum is reached, resolutions are adopted by an ab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-31

…ties or management company in the context of its FIA management activities mentioned in article L. 511-6 when they may be useful in assessing the customer's background and, where applicable, the risk…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-31

…ime for a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the legal weekly working time set by article L. 3121-27 of the Labour Code, by deducting five weeks' paid holiday as well as public holidays. Howeve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

…of the municipalities are elected within each of the electoral colleges referred to in article R. 5211-20. The representatives of the établissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-31

…n; 7° The dismissal of an occupational risk prevention worker or nurse. The committee or commission may also be consulted on any matter within its remit.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operation.

Article R6152-315

The Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of its members, including the Chairman or his alternate, are present. If this quorum is not reached, a new notice is sent within eight days…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-310

When the departmental or pluridépartemental mutualité sociale agricole fund is informed that a person registered in the National Register of Companies meets the conditions for claiming the status of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Other financial provisions

Article D1271-31

…neither the funder nor the beneficiaries of the services paid for by the special payment vouchers may hold the issuer liable in the event of theft or loss of the cheques.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-31

…irst phase of support. The business start-up assistance and financial structuring assistance phases may be carried out concurrently or successively. The support contract defines the mutual commitments…

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