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Showing 22412250 of 19381 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 19 Apr. 2005 – no. 02-18288

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-21

…f a written document, in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 6222-18 to L. 6222-19. The director of the apprentice training centre and the body responsible for registering the cont…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-33

…r with acknowledgement of receipt, to sell his shares under the conditions provided for in articles 19 and 21 de la loi du 29 novembre 1966 et aux articles R. 422-28 et R. 422-29. If, on expiry of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-23

The liability actions provided for in articles L. 223-19 and L. 223-22 shall be barred after three years from the date of the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from the date of its disclosure. Ho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-21

…oned in the first paragraph of I shall publish the information provided for in II of article L. 312-19 and in the fourth paragraph of I of article L. 312-20 in their annual report or in any other dura…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

…ating international routes from a State that is not a party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 in the form of regular lines, occasional services or shuttle services, excluding border…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

…accination as part of their initial training, or the specific training in vaccination against covid-19 provided under the conditions laid down pursuant to Law no. 2020-546 of 11 May 2020 extending the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-26

…hares in the company may be freely transferred between members, in accordance witharticle 20 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. II - In the event that a member decides to transfer shares to a thir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-20

…shall notify the candidates whose election is contested of the appeals mentioned in article R. 1423-19. This notification is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The candidates m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-20

The provisions of articles R. 1232-15, R. 1232-16, R. 1232-18 to R. 1232-19 and R. 1232-21 are applicable to the removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-20

…ofessional development adviser has provided the preliminary support provided for in article R. 4163-19, he shall inform the managing body designated in article R. 4163-15. It may do so by means of a t…

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