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Showing 54815490 of 22762 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Jan. 2014 – no. 13-10151

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-16

The fine provided for in 3° of article 131-13 of the Penal Code for third-class offences for failing to indicate on all documents and correspondence for professional use the place and number of regist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Providing a copy of documents from an investigation to a detained person

Article R15-42

The conditions for providing a detainee with a copy of the documents from an investigation and the procedures for consulting them are determined by the provisions of articles R. 311-10, R. 311-11, R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-122

The number of delegation hours available to each union delegate is that mentioned inarticle L. 2143-13 of the Labour Code, applied to the headcount of each of the two colleges mentioned in article R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-7

The draft planning and sustainable development plan is subject to a public enquiry by the President of the Executive Council in the forms provided for by articles R. 123-13, R. 123-14, R. 123-20 to R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-17

The Prefect's decision is sent to the structure for integration through economic activity, by any means that confers a date of receipt, no later than five months after the notification referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-14

During the inter-hospital transport mentioned in 2° of article R. 6123-15, the intervention team may, if the patient's condition allows, be made up of two people, including the doctor mentioned in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-16

The forecast revenue and expenditure relating to the implementation, over the financial year in question, of the operations included in the investment programme mentioned in article L. 6143-7 are show…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…orresponding to the amounts previously received under I of D of Article 44 of the 1999 Finance Act (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-1

…wing information: 1° Information relating to the employee provided for in 2° and 3° of article R. 1221-1, relating to the declaration prior to recruitment; 2° Information relating to the job: a) The n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article D4422-1

Articles D. 4221-21 to D. 4221-26and D. 4232-1 apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article D. 4221-21: a) In the first paragraph, the words: "the council of…

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