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Showing 16111620 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-18

As soon as it appears that a sworn goods broker may have committed one of the breaches provided for in article L. 131-32, the public prosecutor, either on his own initiative or following a complaint f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Steering Committee

Article R1418-18

The Policy Board meets when convened by its Chairman, on the initiative of at least one third of its members or at the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the Managing Director. The B…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment and role of the rapporteur

Article R4234-18

…applicable, by the record of non-conciliation or partial conciliation in accordance with article R. 4233-36, the chairman of the Disciplinary Board shall appoint a rapporteur from among the members of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-18

…the Fonds national des solidarités actives pursuant to the third paragraph of I of article L. 262-24 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles ; 4° Compiling anonymous statistical and financial…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-15

…fic ban on performance or a warning;3° A reference to the country of origin of the work or document;4° In the case of a co-production, a reference to the countries of the co-producers;5° Where applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…n of the mandate and the conditions of its possible termination;3° The powers of the mandating body;4° The conditions under which the funds necessary for the expenditure are made available to the mand…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2343-18

Registration on the lists mentioned in the articles of this subsection may not be imposed on economic operators with a view to their participation in a defence or security contract.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Relocation of film screenings

Article L212-18

…tioned in the third paragraph of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-18

Voting takes place on polling day. Voting is personal and secret. Voting by proxy is not permitted.Postal voting is permitted only for voters on annual leave, absent for health reasons, on maternity o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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