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Showing 36913700 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-17

…L. 421-11 of the Education Code shall be applied, subject to the second paragraph of article L. 114-13 of this Code. As soon as the budget has been adopted or settled, it is sent to the accounting off…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, the managers of each of the participating companies and the special negotiating body negotiate with a view to reaching an agree…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-33

The threshold provided for in article L. 2393-13 above which an accepted subcontractor is paid directly by the purchaser is set at 600 euros inclusive of all taxes. With regard to service, works or su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article R613-38

When, pursuant to I of Article L. 613-33-2 , the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution initiates disciplinary proceedings against a payment institution referred to in 1° of II of Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-1

…ifth paragraphs of article L. 1435-1 and of the last paragraph of article L. 1435-7, and of article 13 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the regional health agency implements the actions, inclu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R4021-19

…ligations laid down in Article L. 1451-1, Article L. 1453-3 and the first paragraph of Article L. 4113-13. In the event of failure to comply with these obligations, the appointing authority may, after…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-9

…r 1939 and 1 January 1948, for all works published before that date and not in the public domain by 13 August 1941.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R2192-31

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 2192-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article R3133-25

The rate of default interest referred to in Article L. 3133-13 is equal to the interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its most recent main refinancing operations, in force on the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation of training

Article D6325-12

…support measures and the general, vocational and technological courses mentioned in article L. 6325-13, set up as part of a professionalisation contract by a training organisation or educational estab…

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