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Showing 751760 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-15

…exception of the inventory, the right to inspect includes the right to take copies. To this end, he may be assisted by an expert registered on one of the lists drawn up by the courts and tribunals.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligations of those involved in materials vigilance.

Article R5212-15

The following incidents may be reported: 1° A noxious and unintended reaction occurring during the use of a medical device in accordance with its intended purpose; 2° A noxious and unintended reaction…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-15

Staff who meet the conditions required to be eligible to vote may stand for election, with the exception of permanent or non-permanent staff who do not have one year's seniority with the Centre nation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Reserving contracts for social economy enterprises

Article L2113-15

…exclusively to social services and other specific services listed in a notice annexed to this code, may be reserved by a contracting authority, including when it is acting as a contracting entity, for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-15

…uros. If the infringement has been detrimental to national defence, a prison sentence of five years may also be imposed..

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-15

…co-owners by notification one month before the date scheduled for the sale. Each undivided co-owner may substitute himself for the purchaser within one month of the auction, by declaration to the regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-15

…r suspended must refrain from any professional act. Acts performed in disregard of this prohibition may be declared null and void, at the request of any interested party or the public prosecutor, by t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-15

In the case of a life interest, the compensation provided for in article L. 2421-14 may consist of a life annuity calculated on the basis of the normal profitability of the land on which the suppresse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-15

…II - The guarantor issues a financial guarantee certificate to the intermediary. IV - The guarantor may require the intermediary to produce all registers and accounting documents.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article R3261-15

…these different workplaces and between these workplaces and the employee's usual place of residence may claim the reimbursements mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 for the journeys he/she…

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