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Showing 25212530 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-25

The Chairman of the Committee does not vote. He may, in his capacity as Director of the Agency, be assisted by one or more members of his staff, who may not vote. When the agenda includes issues relat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-28

The Agency Committee issues opinions or wishes by a majority of the votes cast. If a vote is taken, it shall be by a show of hands, unless a secret ballot is requested. In the event of a tied vote, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R1518-2

The last paragraph of article R. 1112-18 does not apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-26

The formal notice provided for in Article L. 613-18 (paragraph 1) shall be the subject of a reasoned decision by the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken after consultation with the Min…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-23

Personal data may not be kept beyond the period required to carry out the operations provided for in article R. 5134-18 and for a maximum of one year after the end of the employability assistance. How…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

…ble property, with the exception of rentals resulting from leases which confer a right of enjoyment;2° Rights relating to promises to sell;3° Units of interest and shares the possession of which ensur…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 291

If necessary, the judge shall order the personal appearance of the parties, if necessary in the presence of a consultant, or any other investigative measure.He may hear the alleged author of the conte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-2

…R. 3511-1, the words: "of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the local authority"; 2° In 4° of Article R. 3512-2, the words: "as defined by Decree No. 96-1136 of 18 December 1996 layi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-22

…sons exempted from a professional training period pursuant to the provisions of I of article R. 811-25 and the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 811-28-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…ations provided for in II.The first paragraph of article L. 1111-5, articles L. 1111-5-1, L. 1111-8-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January…

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