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Showing 30413050 of 21180 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Dec. 2007 – no. 06-17260

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-4

…is addressed: 1° To the chairman of the union commission in the cases provided for in articles L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6 and in the sixth paragraph of article L. 2412-1 ; 2° To the mayor of the commune in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-17

…une. The members of the section may claim compensation under the conditions set out in Article L. 2411-11. The total compensation may not exceed the proceeds of the sale.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-2

…of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial under the conditions defined in article R. 752-11. If there is more than one claimant, the request must specify the place where they elect domicile…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-8

…or veterinarian is personally responsible for applying the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and the legislative and regulatory provisions concerning veterinary medicinal produ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-10

…vent of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second paragraph of Article L. 723-11, the installation of the elected judges shall take place within fifteen days of receipt by the Pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-8

…sible to their place of life, to the fertility preservation techniques mentioned in Article L. 2141-11. To this end, the organisation set up involves at least one holder of the authorisation for medic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-59

…and regulatory requirements applicable to it, as well as the elements mentioned in article L. 1222-11, may result in the modification or temporary or permanent withdrawal of the approval provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-21

…ve and material organisation.Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of II of article L. 6113-3, these committees issue opinions in line with the creation, revision or deletion of vocational…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-19

Any sum paid by the association mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code in application of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax author…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication and proof of judgments

Article 1082

…ailing this, the extract of the decision is kept in the register mentioned in Article 4-1 of Decree No. 65-422 of 1 June 1965 creating a central civil status department at the Ministry of Foreign Affa…

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