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Showing 41214130 of 37271 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 4 July 2012 – no. 11-13384

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-47

…l prevention account at local level in respect of the expenses mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 4163-7 corresponds to the expenses incurred in this respect by this body pursuant to articles R. 416…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-43

The call for candidates referred to in I of article R. 6111-42 includes at least the following elements: 1° The definition of the permanent care assignment; 2° The obligations linked to its exercise,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-4

…ned in the decision declaring the order; 2° The order declared; 3° The court that issued the order; 4° The date on which the order was issued and its duration; 5° Where applicable, the company name or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-4

…sation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned from distributing new contracts in France.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…rning may only be issued if the damage has already been made good or if the measure provided for in 4° is also applied; 2° Referring the offender to a health, social or professional structure; this me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Availability of savings

Article L224-4

…he request of the holder, be liquidated or redeemed before the due date referred to in article L. 224-1 in the following cases only: 1° The death of the holder's spouse or their partner in a civil sol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-4

…idered complete once it includes a candidate and his or her alternate for the colleges mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1 in each department.The list or lists of candidates are drawn u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-4

…er of the promissory note, the drawer of the cheque or the acceptor of the bill of exchange; Column 4: the surname, forenames, company or business name, if applicable trade name, profession and domici…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 octies

…Where, in the case of a transfer inter vivos that took place prior to the publication of the decree no. 61-856 of 31 July 1961, amending the decree no. 50-898 of 2 August 1950, the company will have o…

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