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Showing 41114120 of 23676 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re 20 septembre 2012 n° 11-13144

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-8

…t and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012, as amended, relating to public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of financial penalties

Article R5312-3

…is issued and made enforceable under the conditions laid down in articles 112 to 124 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…uoric acid; 17° Iodine, solid or vapour, excluding compounds; 18° Carbon oxychloride; 19° Paraquat; 20° Phosphorus, phosphorus pentafluoride, hydrogen phosphide (or hydrogen phosphorus); 21° Linseed d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

…atent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with unitary effect takes effect in France on the day…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial transactions

Article R121-38

…on of Refugees and Stateless Persons is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.The Office's Director Gen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIII: The European Certificate of Succession

Article 1381-1

The European Certificate of Succession provided for in Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recogniti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

…ing agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. An order of the minister…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

The following are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinema…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-9

…ines, with the exception of those mentioned in 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 16°, 17° and 20° of I of article R. 6123-8. The Chief Executive Officer reports on the decisions he has taken by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-46

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 223 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the budget controller shall in particular receive the following docu…

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