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Showing 74517460 of 26472 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 9 July 2013 – no. 12-20.468

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within this perimeter

Article A761-11

…equipment, including refrigeration, and the areas required for administrative and social premises; 9° Any technical constraints specific to its project. When the application for authorisation relates…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…ings and in civil acts under the conditions laid down, where applicable, by the Board of Directors; 9° Draws up the annual activity report for Parliament and the Minister responsible for vocational tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-51

…d to in article L. 6141-7-3 ; 8° Secondment to the post of general adviser to health establishments;9° (Repealed).

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-3

…tuation or loss of employment.Rights acquired in hours, in accordance with article 22 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, are retained and convert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…pply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - In this section, the term "owner"…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-33

…mission for security measures, in accordance with the procedures provided for by the articles R. 61-9 to R. 61-11. The one-year time limit provided by article 763-10 is not applicable. The decision of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies E

…year. The benefit of the provision is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-5

The liability provided for in Sections 2 to 9 of this Chapter shall not apply in cases of force majeure or where the payment service provider is bound by other legal obligations under national or Comm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-1-1

…n. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in article R. 512-9, until the objection is withdrawn.

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