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Showing 23812390 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-85

A group of divers with PE-20 qualifications may dive from 0 to 20 metres under the responsibility of the person supervising the group. During technical training leading to PE-40 skills, the group may…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments organising the practice of air diving

Article A322-83

A group of beginners may dive in the 0 to 6 metre range. During technical training leading to the PE-12 or PE-20 qualification, the group may dive in the 0 to 12 metre zone or in the 0 to 20 metre zon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-17

Student midwives who interrupt their studies may practise the profession of midwife as a replacement if they satisfy the conditions defined in article D. 4151-15. The replacement authorisation is issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-20

…the consistency of the presentation of the accounts and the valuation and accounting methods, which may only be changed in accordance with the applicable accounting standards. 02. By convention in thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-39

…sections. He appoints the rapporteur. The rapporteur will take all necessary steps. The rapporteur may call on the services of the Autorité des marchés financiers. The accused person and the member o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R2-23

…o recover damages obtained by the beneficiary of an authorisation issued in accordance with Article 15-4 in respect of compensation for his loss in his capacity as a civil party, his surname and foren…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article D15-3

…members, the president of the judicial court and, where applicable, other judges. If necessary, he may be represented by a delegate authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 et seq., and spe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-16

…when the amount of remuneration calculated pursuant to the first paragraph of this article exceeds €15,000 in respect of a year. In this case, the remuneration may not be less than €15,000..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-16

…g to the development of skills, enters, records and transmits the data mentioned in article R. 6351-15. II.-The user, an agent responsible for monitoring vocational training or managing the declaratio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-16

…bmitted to the merging company's bondholders' meetings. However, the general meeting of bondholders may give a mandate to the representatives of the general body of bondholders to oppose the merger un…

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