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Showing 831840 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-17

…n the meaning of this Title and as personal protective equipment within the meaning of Articles R. 4311-12 to R. 4311-14 of the Labour Code also complies with the essential requirements mentioned in A…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-171

…g in mountain sports; 2° Theme 2: approach to the economic and tourist activity of mountain sports; 3° Theme 3: knowledge of the natural mountain environment; 4° Theme 4: welcoming different publics,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-17

…son lodging the appeal lodged it after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons listed at 1° to 3° of Article R. 4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-17

…applies, subject to the conditions it sets out, to entrepreneurs whose status is defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V insofar as it concerns their business assets.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

…el et de résolution, which may impose all the disciplinary sanctions provided for in Article L. 612-39 of this Code. It may not refer to its status as an electronic money institution without specifyin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

Eligible for the financial assistance provided for in Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-17

…mbers of the Commission: 1° The Director General of Healthcare ; 2° The Director General for Health 3° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Integration. II - The following are al…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-178

The authorisation granted by the Extraordinary General Meeting entails the express waiver by shareholders, in favour of the beneficiaries of the options, of their pre-emptive right to subscribe for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreements between regional health agencies and health insurance organisations

Article R1434-17

…ual contract of objectives and resources of the regional health agency provided for in article L. 1433-2 of this Code and the multiannual management contract of each health insurance organisation prov…

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