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Showing 32613270 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-71

In the cases provided for in article L. 2221-7, the mayor shall take all emergency measures to remedy the situation in question. He reports on the measures taken at the next meeting of the operating c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies may only ho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-1

…ned in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-70

…R. 322-31 to R. 322-36.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2361-19

The provisions of article R. 2161-31 apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

…agreement, it has not been possible to conclude agreements for at least five years, this situation may be assimilated to the case of absence or default of the organisations within the meaning of arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-21

A joint committee made up of an equal number of representatives of the borough mayor and the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris, appointed from among the elected councillors, defines the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-1

…es of manufacturing, importing and distributing active substances, including with a view to export, may only be carried out in establishments authorised by the National Agency for the Safety of Medici…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-299

…to open safeguard or receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, without prejudice to 1° of Article R. 123-298, the following information is also requested to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-4

Holders of a professionalisation contract are not taken into account when calculating the number of employees simultaneously absent on training leave for the application of articles L. 6323-17-1 to L.…

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