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Showing 11811190 of 22933 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Sept. 2012 – no. 11-22754

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-11

…ors, appointed under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 114-11 and decree no. 2015-633 of 5 June 2015 relating to the management positions of the sports resource, expertise a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-11

…ot, for all university hospital centres, and for all disciplines other than anaesthesiology, exceed 25% of the total number of teaching and hospital staff.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…r be subject to collective proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 310-25 and L. 310-25-1 as well as Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Articles L. 212-15 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-11

Before making an offer relating to financial instruments, digital assets, a service on digital assets, an investment service or a related service, direct marketers shall enquire about the financial si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions.

Article R3423-11

Paying ... is punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Wages lower than the minimum growth wage provided for in articles L. 3423-1 to L. 3423-4 ; 2° Paying less than the minimum monthly wage provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations to declare accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-11

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L784-11

…mn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-22 and L. 621-23 Act no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-24 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-25Order no. 2013-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-11

The following is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000:1° Directly administering to an animal a veterinary medicinal product intended for the manufacture of medicated feedingst…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

…ns from venture capital companies operating under the conditions provided for in article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 as amended when: a) the distribution falls within the provisions of 5 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-11

The articles L. 624-11 to L. 624-18 do not apply to the lien or resolutory action of the seller of a business.

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