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Showing 41714180 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-3

…13, it shall be convened by the manager of the European Company at the written request of at least 10% of the employees of the European Company, its subsidiaries and establishments or their represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-17

…he time of the first elections or in the event of the new elections provided for in article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the members or pairs of members of the territorial council whose ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…of the first elections or in the event of new elections organised in application of article L. 4123-10, lots are drawn to determine the number and identity of the members of the territorial council wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-5

…all be stayed in the event of a referral to the disciplinary chamber provided for in Article L. 422-10.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-8

…hin a legal entity, the condition of professional competence laid down in articles R. 512-9, R. 512-10 and R. 512-12 applies to the natural persons who are members or third parties who direct or manag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-7

…ept in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15, as well as the penalties set out in articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Penal Code. On pain of inadmissibility, the request submitted pursuant to articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of salary.

Article L7422-5

…ate must be added 1° Where applicable, the increases provided for in articles L. 7422-9 and L. 7422-10 ; 2° The workshop costs and ancillary costs provided for in article L. 7422-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-3

…electric shock, which are subject to special requirements laid down in Articles R. 4226-9, R. 4226-10 and R. 4226-11 ;2° In the event of an insulation fault, no earth presents, with another earth or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-11

…s provided for in articles R. 1334-29-4 to R. 1334-29-6 of the Public Health Code andarticle R. 126-10 of the Building and Housing Code or, where applicable, the asbestos detection report provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R226-1

…hey are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandite simple and…

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