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Showing 10711080 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Labour inspection in the electricity and gas industries

Article R8111-11

…L. 593-2 du code de l'environnement, work inspection missions are carried out by agents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-11

The Prefect exercises police powers within the national interest market. Within the reference perimeter, he ensures that the laws and regulations affecting the market are applied and, to this end, rep…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…sures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medical or scientific research purposes;3° For the purpose of establishing, where unknown, the identity of deceased persons;4° Under the con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering due to the nature of the purchaser

Article R2122-11

A contracting entity may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering:1° For the purposes of research, experimentation, study or development, without the objective of profitabil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-112

…e methods for calculating the commitment are defined by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-11

…automatically if the customs administration has not received the request provided for in Article L. 335-10 of this code, filed within four working days of notification of the withholding referred to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-11

As stated in article R. 234-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows:"I. - Foodstuffs derived from an animal that has undergone a clinical trial on veterinary medicinal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-2

…entities that control it or that are controlled by it within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3, provided that they are approved by the specialised committee referred to in Article L. 823-19.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

…the intermediate parent undertaking in the Union in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 613-41. A group whose parent undertaking is established in a third country which carries on business i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-11

…amme;2° Establish the dimensions of the structure and its appearance in plans, sections and façades;3° Define the construction principles, materials and technical installations;4° Drawing up the final…

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