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Showing 50615070 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-30

…f of the State are kept for a period of five years by the persons or bodies mentioned in Article R. 3115-31 and are made available to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.The approved pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-162

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq, subject to the provisions below. A copy of the declaration mentioned in article R. 814-160 is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Dotation de soutien à l'investissement des départements (Departmental investment support grant)

Article R3334-4

…2334-26, from the second paragraph of Article R. 2334-27 as well as Articles R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31 are applicable to the share of the allocation to support departmental investment provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-1

…t of the overall operating allocation;2° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial year, as well as the forecasts for the current financial year,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Arrangements for monitoring workers' state of health

Article D4624-63

…monitored in accordance with article L. 4624-1-1, the return visit provided for in article R. 4624-31 is requested: 1° By the main employer, if this visit follows maternity leave, or an absence of at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint ventures formed by professionals covered by Titles I, II, IV and VII of this Book.

Article D4381-23

…rapists, chiropodists, speech therapists, orthoptists and dieticians referred to in Title II of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 G

…esentation, to a grand-nephew or grand-niece are exempt from free transfer duties up to a limit of €31,865 every fifteen years.This exemption is subject to compliance with the following conditions:1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

…rred to in articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-4 , L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 .The Director shall inform the Board of Directors of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-11

The association draws up an annual budget which includes, in particular, the annual budget for each plan drawn up in accordance with 1° of article R. 144-14. Each popular retirement savings plan provi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-30

The alert is sent by the National Institute of Industrial Property electronically within five working days of the publication of the filing of an application for registration of the trademark, contain…

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