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Showing 621630 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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-19

…s also sent for insertion in the registers provided for in the first four paragraphs of article R. 621-8 .

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12-2 a

…ty :Physical or sporting activity supervised :Position held :Principal place of practice envisaged (2) :Establishment (3) :Declaration of honourI, the undersigned, sports educatorattest to the accurac…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-19

The sampling and counter-analysis procedures are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Seat and jurisdiction of certain specialised commercial courts

Article D721-19

…of the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, specially designated pursuant to Article L. 721-8, are set in accordance with the tables in Annexes 7-1-1 and 7-1-2 du présent livre.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-19

The legal entity or sole trader who has made a declaration must produce a statement of activity at least every quarter and a qualitative and quantitative annual report on the activity carried out over…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-6

…ed on the basis of criteria defined by the authority mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2224-19-1 and taking into account, in particular, the size, nature and characteristics of the discha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training prior to the issue of the sports agent's licence and ongoing training

Article R222-19

…e. The content and duration of this training are set by the sports agents' commission. The training may not be assessed as a condition for the issue of a sports agent's licence. The regulations govern…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-19

…he endorser's signature is affixed either by hand or by any non-handwritten method. The endorsement may not name the beneficiary or may simply consist of the endorser's signature, known as a blank end…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-19

…shall inform in writing all tenderers whose tenders have not been eliminated pursuant to Article R. 2161-18 of any changes made to the technical specifications or other consultation documents, with th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Advisory committee on the management of the Paris fire brigade reporting to the Prefect of Police

Article D2512-19

…visory board meets at least twice a year at the initiative of the police prefect.The advisory board may hear civil servants and agents of the police prefecture and officers of the Paris fire brigade i…

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