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Showing 101110 of 27850 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 June 1972 – no. 70-11987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article R2333-70

Companies operating ski lift equipment subject in mountain areas to the municipal tax provided for in article L. 2333-49 send to the mayors of the communes in which the operation is located, before th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-70

Requests for information relating to the future status of files may be made by subscription. They entail the issue of an extract or a copy, either at regular intervals, the frequency of which may not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-70

…nt-Pierre-et-Miquelon.However, notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 6152-49, the training leave due in respect of the year in which the practitioner benefits from a bon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-70

In an emergency, the employer is not obliged to give reasons for refusal, and silence does not constitute agreement.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Authorisation for credit institutions and investment firms to bid directly on behalf of their clients at auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances

Article L613-70

…accordance with the same procedure, without prejudice to the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-2

…f March at the latest. The public prosecutor's report is made public before the last working day of June in accordance with the procedures laid down by an order of the Minister of Justice.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-70

…ction of a proportional fee, according to the following scale:Base rangesApplicable rateFrom €0 to €6,5003,870%From €6,500 to €17,0001.596%From €17,000 to €60,0001,064 %More than €60,0000.799 %In the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Therapeutic use protocol and data collection

Article R5121-70

…121-12. When the early access authorisation is granted in application of A of II of Article R. 5121-69, the draft protocol appended to the opinion of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…esearch; 5° The identity of the investigator(s) and the location(s) concerned in the establishment; 6° The date on which it is planned to start the research and the anticipated duration of the researc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment

Article R6152-706

…ost and the date on which the contract ends, as well as, where applicable, the probationary period; 6° The period of notice in the event of resignation; 7° Indication of the social protection scheme (…

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