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Showing 59115920 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-4

…n provided for in article L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of the article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades, a sta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…for a calendar year is assessed on the basis of the annual working time set in article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or article 1 of d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-2

…llowing the granting of a marketing authorisation, including for an authorisation granted before 21 July 2012, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-163

…or each medicinal product or each product for which the marketing authorisation was issued after 21 July 2012; 2° Monitors the results of the risk reduction measures described in the risk management p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…e; - reference to the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1990 as amended or decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 which is being applied;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Renewal of residence permit

Article L433-1

…mit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business", provided for in article L. 422-10, which are not renewable, renewal of the temporary or multiannual residence permit is subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1-1

…security contributions referred to inarticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code andarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. However, the remuneration paid to apprentices by employer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-2

…4° Very large family crèches: 50 hours per year of "Health and Inclusive Care" referral, including 10 hours per quarter, supplemented by 10 hours per additional block of 20 children and 0.40 full-tim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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