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Showing 13211330 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 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-11

…Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions of the coverage provided for in Articles L. 3261-2 and L. 3261-3, in particular for employees with several employers and part-time employees, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-11

…tor.The request must be accompanied by a copy of the death certificate provided for in article R. 1232-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional programme of access to prevention and care for the most disadvantaged people

Article R1434-11

…ple sets out, for a five-year period: 1° The actions to be taken; 2° The resources to be mobilised; 3° The expected results; 4° The timetable for implementation; 5° The monitoring and evaluation proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-11

When it refers the matter to the commission pursuant to Articles L. 724-3, L. 724-4 or R. 724-20, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal, shall forw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-117

The company or its liquidator is exempt from inserting in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements the notices and deeds provided for in articles 22, 24, 26, 27 and 29 of Decree no.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-11

…ending the text of the agreement to the employees; 2° The place, date and time of the consultation; 3° The organisation and conduct of the consultation; 4° The text of the question relating to the app…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

…this Chapter are not required to obtain the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 if the following conditions are met: 1° Before commencing their operations, they have entered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R526-11

…assets have been assigned must contain in its heading the name provided for in 2° of article R. 526-3 as well as the words: "entrepreneur individuel à responsabilité limitée" or the initials: "EIRL".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

…both at first instance and on appeal. By way of derogation from Articles 206,207,207-1,221-1 to 221-3, the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal may not raise these proceedings.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-11

…te detailing production costs and individualising costs in France; 2° A provisional financing plan; 3° A list of the names of prospective creative and production staff; 4° A list of the names of prosp…

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