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Showing 83618370 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

…sonal and family life; 5° A description of the jobs corresponding to the employee's qualifications; 6° Where applicable, the length of the trial period; 7° The amount of the guaranteed minimum monthly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-2

…5° Comply with the design and hygiene rules applicable to production and distribution facilities; 6° Comply with the rules governing the restriction or interruption of distribution to the public in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-1

The application for invalidity or lapse referred to in Article L. 716-1 shall be made in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the Nation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising

Article R313-1

…tage rate of charge; 4° The term of the credit agreement; 5° The total amount owed by the borrower; 6° The amount and number of instalments; 7° Where applicable, a warning relating to any exchange rat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The inventory.

Article 1330

…at they have not misappropriated, seen misappropriated, or known that any has been misappropriated ;6° The mention of the handing over of the objects and documents, if applicable, into the hands of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…tered office; > 5° The object of the company, briefly stated; > The date and place of incorporation 6° The date and place of filing of the draft memorandum and articles of association; 7° Where applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-32

…ard of directors and executive committee and, where applicable, those of its local representatives; 6° Financial documents, which must include the accounts for the last financial year, the budget for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-47

…f the Social and Economic Committee mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article R. 2312-6. When the Social and Economic Committee calls upon a Chartered Accountant in the case provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-9

…be completed for the submission of candidacies in accordance with the provisions of article R. 4125-6; 4° The possibility for each pair of candidates or candidate to draw up a profession of faith for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-33

Without prejudice to the provisions of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies or other articles of this section, which must be included in the company's arti…

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