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Showing 23812390 of 35908 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 27 May 2010 – no. 09-11894

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…eme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contributions to pension schemes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions to the fund set up by article L. 1621-2 as well as the training cos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

Workshops and integration projects, whatever their legal status, may conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…ot been convened within eighteen months of the presentation of the report, any employee shareholder may ask the President of the Court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin the Board of Directors, s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

…1, L. 4221-14-2, the first sentence of 1° of article L. 6213-2, B of IV and V of Article 83 of Law no. 2006-1640 of 21 December 2006 on the funding of social security for 2007 or Article 60 of Law no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D734-12

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D732-12

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D733-12

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-16

…c interest, in accordance with the provisions of e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in g of 2 of Article 9 of this same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-26

…paragraph, by delivery against receipt, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It may also be sent by electronic means in accordance with the procedures laid down by order and on con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…n of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order…

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