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Showing 40814090 of 25461 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Jul. 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-7-1

…al personality may not directly enter into leasing contracts, within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-10 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is the construction,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72-1

…s L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1, or temporary employment contracts as provided for in article L. 1251-7. At the end of these periods, the redeployment leave resumes. The employer may provide for a postp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-5

The corporate bodies of a market undertaking made up of the persons referred to in Article L. 421-7: 1° Define and supervise the implementation of a system of governance that guarantees the efficient…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7-3

In the light of the territorial diagnosis drawn up in application of article L. 2224-7-2, the municipalities or their public cooperation establishments proceed to: 1° Identifying and assessing the pos…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-25-11 and 706-25-12, the information mentioned in Article 706-25-4 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-7-2

…ional hospital grouping, by way of derogation from the provisions of articles R. 6152-6 and R. 6152-7, organises the advertising of these posts, and the corresponding profiles, within the establishmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article D412-7-1

I.-The indication provided for in Article L. 412-7 is one of the following:-" For optimal tasting, " before the indication of the date of minimum durability under the conditions laid down in 1 of Anne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-9

…fences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code or articles L. 224-1 and L. 225-7 of the Internal Security Code, and for the exercise of the due diligence provided for in articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-1 A

…nvictions that have been expressly excluded from being mentioned on the record, pursuant to Article 775-1; 2° Convictions for minor offences and fines of less than €30,000; 3° Suspended sentences when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…15 apply to the Office's offer, as do the second to fourth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 1142-17, article L. 1142-19 and the second paragraph of article L. 1142-20. Where the victim has not infor…

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