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Showing 53915400 of 21447 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 September 2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-3

…PAdES as referred to in Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) No 2015/1506 of 8 September 2015 laying down specifications for the formats of advanced electronic signatures and adva…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2-1

…the first paragraph of article R. 822-2 send to the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by 30 September at the latest, a file in duplicate comprising: 1° All official documents proving their ide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

…ealth agency in accordance with the procedures defined by the contract provided for in articles L. 6114-1 and L. 6114-3. They contribute to the definition of the establishment's medical policy and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

…a threshold it determines; 10° Subsidies granted by the Agency in excess of a specified threshold; 11° Legal proceedings and settlements; 12° The Agency's participation in public interest groups, eco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-1

…nd preparation and conservation of germ tissue for autologous use in application of Article L. 2141-11 ; f) Conservation of embryos with a view to a parental project or in application of 2° of II of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…he spinal cord; 9° Ophthalmological surgery; 10° Otorhinolaryngological and cervico-facial surgery; 11° Urological surgery. The specific therapeutic practice(s) implemented are specified in the applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-4-1

…he amount of the sum due in respect of the departmental right of way provided for in Article L. 321-11 of the Environment Code. For offences recorded as a result of the use of a toll collection system…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the activity of subcontracting the performance of preparations

Article R5125-33-2

…with this formality dispenses with the need to make the declaration provided for in article R. 5125-11.V.-Withdrawal or suspension, in whole or in part, of the authorisation to carry out the activity…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-18

…The procedures for implementing the sports and citizenship training provided for in article L. 221-11; g) The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the federal performance project.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 702

…e. When the acts prosecuted constitute a crime or an offence provided for and punished by articles 411-1 to 411-11 and 413-1 to 413-12 of the Criminal Code or a related offence, jurisdiction is vested…

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