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Showing 51315140 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

…to cover the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they are directly allocated to the promotion abroad of these works, excluding o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…or machines considered as new which are subject either to the procedures defined in article R. 4313-76 or to those defined in article R. 4313-77, are as follows: 1° Circular saws (single- or multiblad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-7

…Chairman when it is acting in plenary session, and by the Chairman of the relevant Section in other cases. It may only deliberate in the presence of at least seven members when deciding in plenary ses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-7

…virtue of 12° of Article L. 1418-1, obtain the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine on the application for authorisation and, where applicable, on the application for renewal.The Director General…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Determining the number of training and delegation days and the methods for calculating and paying lump-sum compensation

Article D7343-74

The representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 benefit from a maximum of twelve days per year of training in social dialogue. The duration of each training session may not be less…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-7

…oduct, its normal or reasonably foreseeable use or its instructions for use, or with the special precautions for use referred to in point d of paragraph 1 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-7

The economic sectors defined in III of Article L. 441-15 are: 1° The motor industry sector listed under division 29 of section C of the French activity nomenclature; >The construction sector listed un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Mutual assistance for the purposes of hearings, surveillance or infiltration

Article 694-7

…der the direction of French judicial police officers, in accordance with the provisions of articles 706-81 à 706-87. The agreement of the Minister of Justice may be subject to conditions. The operatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-7

…nked to activities of a terrorist nature, which is prescribed for him or her pursuant to article L. 733-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2362-7

…s of the participating persons as well as of the subsidiaries and establishments concerned. In this case, Chapter III of this Title shall not apply. Such a decision may not be taken in the case of a E…

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