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Showing 26912700 of 39157 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 May 2013 – no. 12-17637

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-12

…ident of the Executive Council, the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council may also meet six times a year at most and for a period not exceeding two days, pursuant to the last…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Identification and lists of members of the medical professions.

Article D4113-120

…with the exception of information of a statistical nature or obtained by statistical construction, may be relied upon by any institution or authority required to use it in the context of procedures f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II : Determination of the remuneration of the salaried entrepreneur of a cooperative of activity and employment

Article R7331-12

…deciding on the closing of the accounts for the financial year. The entrepreneur-employee contract may stipulate the conditions under which the parties agree at the end of the financial year on the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

The following may be candidates for the employers' college 1° Persons employing on their own behalf or on behalf of others one or more employees; 2° Where applicable, on the express mandate of these p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compliance with company admission conditions

Article 122-9

I.-The Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée ensures compliance with the general conditions for admission of companies to financial aid, in particular by means of the following documents: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken outside health regions where medical biology laboratories are located

Article R6211-12

The derogation provided for, on public health grounds, in Article L. 6211-16, under which the taking of a biological sample is carried out in one of the health territories in which the medical biology…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-121

…ade up to the expiry of the periods stipulated in the aforementioned articles, in a proportion that may not be less than 25% of the sums calculated and up to a limit of 80% of the advance granted. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 695-12

The offences which may give rise to the issue of a European arrest warrant are, under the law of the issuing Member State, the following: 1° Offences punishable by deprivation of liberty for a period…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-10

…less expressly refused by the public prosecutor, a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 may be communicated via the French central authority to another central authority designated by the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XI: Legal support measures.

Article 1262-2

…person receiving the benefits, as well as those whose hearing the judge considers useful. The file may be consulted at the clerk's office until the judge has made his decision by the person receiving…

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