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Showing 46714680 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

…judge decides to refer the matter to himself pursuant to the last paragraph of I of article L. 3211-12, he shall give the person undergoing psychiatric care, his lawyer as soon as he has been appointe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Occupational physician

Article R4626-13-1

…sor-hospital practitioner in occupational medicine under the conditions defined in articles R. 4626-12 and R. 4626-13. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 4623-4 and R. 4626-9 do not apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-73

…self-employed workers begins when the self-employed activity ends, which must be within a period of 12 months prior to the day before registration as a jobseeker or, where applicable, the first day of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…f the end of the health crisis, the calculation rates mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 7 of article 911-12 are increased, as far as delegated production companies are concerned, for two successive periods…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…rovisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-23

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7123-5, the Assembly of French Guiana may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-4

…presidents of the commercial courts shall inform the secretary of the commission in writing, by 15 February at the latest, of the surnames, forenames, addresses, dates and places of birth of the judg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-57

…rules applicable to sociétés anonymes, with the exception of those provided for in articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-56. The introduction in the Articles of Association of this stipulation, or its deletio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-5

…intensity rate provided for in Article 3 of Article 19 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 mentioned in Article 631-2 as regards the expenditure mentioned in 3° of Article 634-3.

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