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Showing 18311840 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order

Article 4232-2

Subject to article R. 4233-1 with regard to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and the collectivity of Corsica, the territorial jurisdictions of the regional councils of the order of pharmacists co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-2

…t by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee;2° In the case of natural persons, the application shall state the surname, first name, profession a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° quater : Tax reduction for investments in social hotel residences

Article 199 decies I

…income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who acquire, between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010, a dwelling forming part of a social pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-19-1

The written test of the examination with option in civil matters, lasting five hours, has as its object the processing of a file relating to one of the missions likely to be entrusted to a judicial ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-4

…quality between women and men and the promotion of diversity and the fight against discrimination ; 2° Advising staff, volunteer firefighters and departments on general issues relating to discriminati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1207

For the duration of the proceedings, the court or judge may order any provisional measure relating to the exercise of parental authority.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-12

Electricity and natural gas supply bills are presented in accordance with the conditions laid down by an order of the minister responsible for consumption and the minister responsible for energy issue…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

…vities and thus contribute to the structuring of the healthcare pathways referred to in article L. 1411-1 and the achievement of the objectives of the regional health project referred to in article L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-12

Staff representatives are elected on the basis of proportional representation, with the remainder being distributed on the basis of the highest average, and without a mixture of candidates.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

…a detailed provisional assessment of the carbon footprint generated by the production of the work;2° When submitting the final production cost, a detailed final assessment of the carbon footprint ge…

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