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Showing 29812990 of 19788 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-13419

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R4623-2

…ional basis, to continue practising as an occupational physician in application ofarticle 28 of law no. 98-535 of 1st July 1998 orarticle 189 of law no. 2002-73 of 17th January 2002 on social modernis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…e his powers to a member of the management team in application of 5° of II of article 25 bis of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants if he considers that he i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

…he internal departments of [operator identification]. In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, any person may o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

…d of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/ EC, 200…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…to its recognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to article 39 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L710-1

…s and the export of their production, in partnership with the agency mentioned in article 50 of law no. 2003-721 of 1 August 2003 ;4° A mission to promote initial or continuing vocational training, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-2

…of a book in the database is without prejudice to the application of articles L. 132-12 and L. 132-17.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-1

…insurance contracts are governed by the provisions of this Title, with the exception of Articles L. 172-5, L. 172-11, L. 172-17, L. 172-26, L. 173-7, L. 173-13 (4°) and L. 173-21 (2°).

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 7: Professional liability.

Article R211-36

…financial consequences of professional civil liability as defined in articles L. 211-16 and L. 211-17. The guarantee also covers damage caused to travellers, service providers or third parties as a r…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12-4

…hin the specified time, the Prefect may implement the measures provided for in IV of Article L. 342-17.

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