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Showing 30213030 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-12

…vice provided by the statutory auditor to the persons or entities whose accounts it certifies. They may demand a copy; 2° Obtain from any other person information relating to the task of certifying th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV bis : The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article L7124-12

…x representatives of the Bushinenge customary and traditional authorities designated by their peers;3° Two representatives designated by the bodies and associations representing the Amerindian populat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Layout of installations and workstations

Article R4462-12

…d testing of explosive substances or objects; 2° The manufacture and handling of explosive objects; 3° The manufacture and handling of explosive substances; 4° Destruction of explosive substances or o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-12

…e of a pharmaceutical establishment belonging to the companies and organisations mentioned in 1° to 3° of R. 5124-2 must be notified to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-12

…professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4362-3 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: The application

Article 1219-1

…sent by the public prosecutor to guardianship judges contain the information mentioned in articles 1216-1 to 1216-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-12

…he subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings governed by Book VI; 3° If, during the twelve months preceding the sale, the sale has already been the subject of informa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-122

…atives is set at three years, renewable. II.-In compliance with the conditions set out inarticle L. 122-1 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, the Chief Medical Officer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L5217-10-12

…investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by decree.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-9

…decisions relating to educational assistance. The judicial measure to help manage the family budget may be modified or withdrawn at any time either :

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