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Showing 50915100 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…icated Nordic sites for marked cross-country skiing and snow recreation other than downhill skiing; 12° Gifts and bequests in cash except those referred to in 6° of Article L. 2331-8 ; 13° Subsidies a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-39

…ty claim where one has been made;the mention of the observations referred to in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 ;-the date of issue of the plant variety certificate with its registration number in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-45

…useful surface area of each room, which includes a specific sanitary block, must never be less than 17 square metres for a single room and 23 square metres for a room with two beds. In addition, there…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-7

The database provided for in article L. 2312-18 enables the information required for the three recurrent consultations provided for in article L. 2312-17 to be made available. All the information in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

I.-The collective crèches and day nurseries mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-17 fall into the following categories, according to the capacity provided for in the authorisation from the Chairman of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…civil service, expenditure relating to the services mentioned in article 9 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants;6° Interest on the debt and expenditure on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-5

…thorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-25

…ations are distributed under the responsibility of the responsible person referred to in Article R. 1243-12 or, where applicable, the person responsible for the activities referred to in Article R. 12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-23

…mes d'emploi shall assist the platform and the representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12 in seeking any solution likely to bring the dispute to an amicable end. It ensures that the media…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions relating to the invitation to confirm interest

Article R2131-11

…ments are not made available on a buyer profile, for one of the reasons set out in articles R. 2132-12 and R. 2132-13, or by any other means, they shall be attached to the invitation. In cases where e…

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