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Showing 49414950 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-4

…ncludes the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 645-9 and articles L. 645-11 and L. 645-12. The judgment is communicated to the persons mentioned in article R. 621-7 and, where applicable,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-2

…of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6262-9, D. 6262-12, D. 6262-15, D. 6262-16 et D. 6262-19. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-2

…of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6362-9, D. 6362-12, D. 6362-15, D. 6362-16 and D. 6362-19. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-25

…tion. In the event of a change in the legal status of the employer within the meaning of Article L. 1224-1, the new employer is substituted for the rights and obligations of the initial employer resul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…bioavailability studies for generic proprietary medicinal products as defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the procedure for inclusion in the register of generic groups referred to in Article L. 5121-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-9

…ised with this data controller under the conditions set out in articles 39, 40 and 43 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. The data control…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspection of temporary electrical installations

Article R4226-21

…s the cases in which an accredited body or a qualified person within the meaning of Article R. 4226-17 is called in to carry out this verification.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-18

Where the technical and organisational measures provided for in Article R. 4412-17 are not feasible in view of the nature of the activity, the employer shall take, in order of priority, the necessary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

…d of application of decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of article L. 3131-17 of the Public Health Code. For the application of these provisions in New Caledonia and French Po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Doctor applying for authorisation to practice.

Article R4623-25-4

…25-3, or equal to the duration of the training period prescribed in application of article R. 4111-17 of the Public Health Code, up to a maximum of three years. Non-renewal of the contract at the end…

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