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Showing 901910 of 56586 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12-1-1967 n° 65-10.196

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-9

Before taking up their duties, the persons appointed to issue notices for payment of the post-parking charge shall take an oath before the judicial court in the place of their administrative residence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-8

No one may be appointed to issue payment notices for the post-parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a nation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-12

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12

The subcontractor's payment period runs from receipt by the purchaser of the contract holder's agreement, in full or in part, to the payment requested. In the absence of notification of an agreement o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-12

The decision by which the court terminates the proceedings pursuant to Article L. 622-12 is immediately followed by an end-of-assignment report filed by the judicial representatives under the conditio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-12

For each piece of research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1, the dossier submitted to the Committee for the Protection of Individuals and, where applicable, to the competent authority, shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-128

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may issue to veterinary pharmaceutical establishments exporting medicated feeding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee advisor.

Article L1232-12

The employer grants the employee adviser, at the latter's request, leave of absence for training purposes. These authorisations are granted up to a maximum of two weeks per three-year period following…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment, renewal and extension.

Article R5423-12

The deadline for submitting applications for payment of the specific solidarity allowance is set at two years from the date on which the persons concerned meet all the conditions required to be eligib…

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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

…ing the sale, the sale has already been the subject of information pursuant to article 18 de la loi n° 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 relative à l'économie sociale et solidaire.

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