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Showing 23012310 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-72

…Litigation Commission) to whom an enforcement request has been referred on the basis of article R. 2333-120-71, or the rapporteur appointed for this purpose, shall take all steps it deems necessary t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-67

In the event of rejection of a complaint addressed to the administrative authority and seeking to obtain enforcement of a decision of the commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, only an exp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Suspension and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R1173-12

…orisation holder the opportunity to submit written observations within a period that it sets, which may not be less than fifteen days. If, at the end of this period, and taking into account any observ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

…by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, in the case provided for in article R. 752-8, by electronic mail, to provide the missing documents.Failing receipt by the applicant, within f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-12

…ayment made by the garnishee. Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of I of article R. 582-8 of the Social Security Code in the case of financial intermediation, the body responsible for pa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-12

…of profit-sharing is the credit balance of the profit-sharing account defined in I of article A. 132-11 for the operations mentioned in this same I. The minimum annual amount of profit-sharing is equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-125

…rovisions of the present section, in the form of an employment support contract governed by section 2 of the present chapter. II - The contract associated with a job for the future as a teacher is con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-12

…hway, their objectives and their duration, as defined by the beneficiary and the advisor in charge; 2° The commitments made by each party to the contract for each phase. In the case of the beneficiary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-12

…ed by the Supervisory Board, one of whom is appointed Chairman. The members of the Management Board may not at the same time hold office in any of the institutions or companies that are members of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation and referral office, judgment office and summary proceedings panel.

Article L1423-12

The tribunal is made up of two employer and two employee councillors, including the chairman or vice-chairman who sit alternately.

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