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Showing 55315540 of 24686 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 janvier 2013 n° 12-11166

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-17

…rticle A. 444-16 also give rise to the collection of the initiation fee mentioned in article A. 444-15, with the exception of those listed under the following numbers in Table 3-1 : 1° Number 51 (writ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution

Article R8253-2

…authorising him/her to work in France. IV - The amount of the special contribution is increased to 15,000 times the hourly rate of the guaranteed minimum where a breach of the first paragraph of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-6-4 and R. 15-6-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-7

Persons receiving care in the establishment are informed by means of the welcome booklet or another written document:1° That data concerning them is processed automatically under the conditions laid d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-97

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4311-15-2, the departmental council, the authority referred to in article D. 4311-96 or the regional health agency shall implement the appropriate procedures in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single section: Provisions applicable to the communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L2571-2

The articles L. 2113-1 to L. 2113-22 and the articles L. 2224-12-3-1, L. 2224-12-4 and L. 2224-12-5 as well as the third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 2143-3 are not applicable to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…R. 2132-14In Title IVR. 2142-1 to R. 2143-3R. 2143-5 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

…R. 2132-14In Title IVR. 2142-1 to R. 2143-3R. 2143-5 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…R. 2132-14In Title IVR. 2142-1 to R. 2143-3R. 2143-5 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35R.…

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