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Showing 101110 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-2

…by a National Disciplinary Commission, which is chaired by a president of a chamber of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation, and comprises :1° A member of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution is competent t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control of the company

Article R743-139-27

…covering compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions governing the composition of its capital and the scope of its activities. This audit takes place under the conditions set out in arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ca: Correction applied to allowances when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1388-0

…the rate of each of the abatements for property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1388 ter, 1388 quinquies, 1388 quinquies A, 1388 quinquies B, 1388 quinquies C, 1388 sexies and 1388…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-13

Article L. 1142-24-3 shall apply to compensation for the losses governed by this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-13

After reading the report and hearing the representative of the Minister of Justice, the accused industrial tribunal member is invited to provide his explanations and defence of the facts of which he i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R743-139-24

The registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 and following, subject to the provisions below.A copy of the declaration provided for in Article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-2

…n of the medicinal product notifies the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the batch number of the medicinal product being distributed, stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions specific to the modality: "external radiotherapy, brachytherapy".

Article D6124-133-2

The authorisation holder must ensure that a radiotherapist with the qualifications listed in Article D. 6124-133 and a medical physicist are present on the authorised site throughout the period of tre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-2

…herapeutic trials, the authorisation holder, if necessary with the support of the specific regional cancer system, provides the multidisciplinary consultation meetings which it organises with access t…

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