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Showing 28812890 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
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-19

…representatives of the assembly of Guyana and eight representatives of the assembly of Martinique; 3° A number between five and eleven under a and b of representatives appointed by their respective o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-198

…d supervision of underwater diving under the technical and safety conditions defined in articles A. 322-71 et seq. of the French Sports Code"; -for the "underwater diving activities" option of the DE…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-19

…rs before the date of the meeting and the file provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-27 is sent to the members within the same timeframe.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-19

The authorisation referred to in 2° of I of article 15-4 may only be issued to the agent benefiting from the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of the same article. It shall be iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-19

…re decided by the supervisory authority under the conditions set out in articles R. 711-47 and R. 713-66.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments

Article L214-191

…ssional investors, sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 and sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 2 of sub-section 3 of section 2 are applicable to SICAVs covered by 1° of I of this article.III. - Sub-section 1, exc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-196

The aptitude test is organised nationwide, under the authority of the Prefect of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, by the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Réunion and Antilles-G…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-197

…e State responsible for sports in the region in which the establishment mentioned in article A. 212-196 is located, or his or her representative, and comprising :a representative of the Fédération fra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-19

…nnual accounts and a management report, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 526-36, is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-19

Voters must be at least eighteen years of age and have been working in the company for at least one year, with the exception of the employer's spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact, cohabitee, as…

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