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Showing 62016210 of 24710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13-11-1962 n° 60-10.147

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-9

Within eight days of the list being handed over by the court clerk, the court-appointed agent communicates by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or, where applicable, via the portal me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-14

The financial aid mentioned in articles R. 5132-10-12 and R. 5132-10-13-1 is paid, on behalf of the State, by the Agence de services et de paiement. This aid cannot be combined with any other State-fu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-406

Contractual practitioners employed on a full-time basis undertake to devote their entire professional activity to the service of the employing public health institution, subject to activities authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8

I.-The following is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros:1° Placing on the market, free of charge or for consideration, a veterinary medicinal product subject to the prov…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-26

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2141-13, the composition of the consortium may not be changed between the date on which applications are submitted and the date on which the contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

The statement mentioning the presence or absence of materials and products containing asbestos provided for in article L. 1334-13 is made up of: 1° In the case of the sale of residential buildings com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…ority. He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions set out in article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-52

The person in charge of the test verifies, by any means, the identity of the athlete being tested, if necessary with the assistance in particular of:the anti-doping delegate provided for in article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L270-1

The provisions of Title I of Book VIII and the provisions of Articles L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-14

Articles L. 622-3 to L. 622-9, with the exception of article L. 622-6-1, and L. 622-13 to L. 622-33are applicable to the receivership proceedings, subject to the following provisions.An appraisal of t…

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