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Showing 53715380 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 Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12 (art. A212-176)

…ise :Date of issue of authorisation to practise (date of ministerial letter) :Pursuant toarticle R. 212-84 of the French Sports Code, foreign diplomas are accepted as equivalent by the Minister for Sp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R613-45

…renunciation or limitation shall be made by a written declaration. Subject to its admissibility, it may be presented by the proprietor of the patent at any time, even when the effects of the patent ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Private healthcare establishments of collective interest

Article D6161-4

…stent, where appropriate, with the social and medico-social activities managed by the legal entity ;2° The cooperative actions and projects mentioned in Title III of Book I of Part Six of this Code, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-45

Temporary work contractors may only operate after making a declaration to the administrative authority and obtaining a financial guarantee in accordance with article L. 1251-49.A prior declaration is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-46

…agency provides the statement of assignment contracts to the institution mentioned in Article L. 5312-1, in particular for the purpose of verifying employees' entitlement to the replacement income pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-47

…emporary employment agency operates without having made the declarations provided for in Article L. 1251-45 or without having obtained the financial guarantee provided for in Article L. 1251-49 , and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules.

Article L1251-48

…Etat shall determine :1° The content and procedures for the declarations provided for in Article L. 1251-45 and the deadline for submitting them to the administrative authority;2° The type of informat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Preventive recovery plans

Article R613-44

The decisions referred to in VII of Article L. 613-37 and IV of Article L. 613-37-1 shall be notified within seventy-two hours of their adoption. Reasons shall be given for such decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Preventive recovery plans

Article R613-43

For the application of I of Article L. 613-36, the supervisory board shall notify the persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan pursuant to I of Article L. 613-35 of the results of its ex…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 457-1

The protected person shall receive from the person responsible for his or her protection, in a manner appropriate to his or her condition and without prejudice to the information that third parties ar…

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