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Showing 50315040 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: National Council.

Article D4233-27

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles D. 4233-24 to D. 4233-26, the tandem representing section E on the council is elected by post or electronically by all the full members of the overseas pharm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15-1

…ed out in connection with new cash contributions provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 626-26 (number 3-1 of table 4-2), which may not exceed 20,000 euros, is set in proportion to the cumu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Filing of contracts in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article D6275-2

…pprenticeship; 2° Articles L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3 on the age of the apprentice; 3° Articles D. 6222-26 to D. 6222-33 on apprentice pay. If it is found that at least one of these conditions has not bee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R7124-38

…7124-11, L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-18 and L. 7124-21 as well as articles R. 7124-3, R. 7124-10, R. 7124-26, R. 7124-31 and R. 7124-34 committed abroad against French nationals must be reported, as soon as…

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

Article R6223-35

…icle R. 6223-27. If the shares are transferred to a third party, the provisions of articles R. 6223-26 and R. 6223-27 apply. If they are acquired by the company, by the members or by some of them, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

…425-9; 10° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "visitor" provided for in Article L. 426-20; 11° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in Article L. 4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…5° The remuneration of local authority staff;6° Under the conditions set out in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 containing statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…and cancer centres;25° Research and training teams at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique;26° The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques; 27° The Agence centrale des o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article D445-5

…pter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-1

If, in the course of its duties, the Autorité des marchés financiers becomes aware of a crime or offence, it must immediately notify the public prosecutor and forward to the latter all information, re…

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