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Showing 401410 of 43102 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15-3-1994 n° 740 P

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-15

The public establishment is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Issue of residence permits

Article R233-15

Family members who are third-country nationals mentioned in article L. 233-2 must submit their application for a residence permit with their valid passport within three months of their entry into Fran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property and establishments

Article L2544-15

The admission of rightful claimants may not be subject to any fee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

…of the chairman or vice-chairman to be installed; 2° Resignation; 3° Declaration of resignation in application of articles L. 1442-12 and D. 1442-18 ; 4° Death; 5° Disqualification for disciplinary re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-15

The application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 1161-5 is sent by the company exploiting the medicinal product to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-15

The health inspection referred to in 2° of I of article L. 1321-4 is carried out by the Regional Health Agency. It includes any operation to check compliance with legislative and regulatory provisions…

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

Article R622-15

The administrator, where one has been appointed, shall keep the mandataire judiciaire informed of the claims mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 of which he has become aware under the conditions provi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-15

If the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation finds that an advertising medium has not been declared within the time limits specified in the first paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-15

After a period of three months from the date of deposit of the pledged item, any depositor may request the sale of the item at the sales periods set by the institution's internal regulations, even bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-15

The risk posed by a hazardous chemical agent to the health and safety of workers must be eliminated. Where it is impossible to eliminate the risk, it shall be reduced to a minimum by substituting a ha…

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