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Showing 29812990 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-115

…ase with cancellation of preferential subscription rights, the report referred to in Article R. 225-114 shall also indicate the impact of the proposed issue on the situation of holders of equity secur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Intervention procedures and methods, emergency procedures and hyperbaric safety manual

Article R4461-11

…he external company or the self-employed worker, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 4511-1 et seq. He shall pass on the specific instructions applicable to the establishment in terms of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-111

Aid for future employment may be granted to the following employers: 1° Private not-for-profit organisations; 2° Local authorities and groups of local authorities; 3° Other legal entities governed by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…frigerant in the burial compartment is prohibited. Vehicles put into service before 1 November 1994 may nevertheless retain such devices until 1 September 2000, provided that the vehicle has undergone…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-11

…any, enabling verification that the work has been produced under the conditions set out in article 211-7 and article 211-13. The President of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Id : Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article R321-11

…d the declaration of use of these works. This time limit and the accuracy of the amount of payments may only be waived due to causes attributable to the online service providers. II. - For each paymen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-2

…the notification of an acquisition or extension of shareholding referred to in I of Article R. 322-11-1.The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has sixty working days from the date of ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-11

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-53-2, the magistrate or court making the decision shall inform the person concerned and notify them of their obligations either orally or by registered l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-19

…ble to appoint a representative within the time limit set by the order referred to in Article R. 23-112-10 or if a member of the Commission ceases to hold office, another member may be appointed to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-11

…suant to articles R. 1461-13 and R. 1461-14, to the service, establishment or body implementing it, may be used.

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