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Showing 25812590 of 20181 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 June 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-19

…s.Within the same timeframe, when the project meets the conditions set out in III of article L. 752-17, the commission's decision or opinion is notified by the prefect to the Commission nationale d'am…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-2

…thorities. The Corsican regional authority replaces the tourist offices and agency from 1st January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica decides otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Corsica may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-18

…r suspension of the opposition proceedings in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of Article R. 712-17, the opponent has not responded, within the time limit set by the Institute, to the latter's requ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

…te. The request is made in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 1142-13 to R. 1142-17 , without it being necessary to determine whether the damage for which the request is made is of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

…data processing referred to in 6° of article R. 1161-24 in application of article 25 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-18

…be awarded to local authorities or groupings exceeds the total amount mentioned in article R. 1613-17, the State representative sets the subsidies within the limit of this amount and according to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…ponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-2

…ding to the period of provisional registration.In accordance with articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the masseur-phys…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 octies

…of a microenterprise given in Article 2(3) of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-21

Refusing to communicate in disregard of the provisions of articles R. 321-17 and R. 321-18 all or part of the documents mentioned in article R. 321-18 is punishable by the fine laid down for 3rd class…

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