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Showing 32313240 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4222-3

…of the competent corporate body appointing the person concerned and setting out his or her duties; 3° If the application is submitted with a view to carrying out another professional activity as a ph…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-38

…al committee; 2° The "Grand-Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes" regional committee; 3° The "Occitanie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corse" regional grouping; 4° The "Hauts-de-France, No…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission du cinéma d'art et d'essai

Article 231-39

The national section of the art cinema commission comprises :1° A chairman;2° A vice-chairman;3° Four representatives of cinema exhibitors;4° Three representatives of distributors of cinematographic w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Substitution of the user for the modelling agency in the event of insufficient security

Article R7123-38

…e user is substituted for the modelling agency for the payment of the sums defined in article R. 7123-20 which remain due by the agency in respect of the services provided by the models on behalf of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Substitution of the user for the modelling agency in the event of insufficient security

Article R7123-39

The employees and the social security bodies have a direct claim against the user thus substituted for the sums still owed to the modelling agency by this user for the provision of the employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article R3252-35

The court clerk notifies each creditor of the distribution statement. If an intervention has been contested, the sums due to the intervening creditor are deposited. They are returned to the intervenin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-39

Personal data and information recorded in the processing are kept for a period of three years from the date of death of the holder of the personal training account. In the event of a dispute, this per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-3

…on may only hold one Livret A or one Crédit Mutuel special passbook account opened before 1 January 2009. However, low-income housing associations may open one or more Livret A passbook accounts with…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

…ergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations are governed by articles 30-17 to 30-21 below..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-3

Alternate members of the Disciplinary Board replace full members who are unable to sit. If a full member ceases to hold office for any reason whatsoever, he will be replaced by an alternate member and…

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