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Showing 24212430 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-275

…horisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19. The authorisation holder shall ensure that the equipment used to expose patients to ionising rad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-3

…ees recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an employer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

…forwarded to it under the same conditions.The reports and drafts referred to in the first paragraph may be made available to councillors who so wish by secure electronic means; this availability is th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

…e minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7227-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of the functional allowances that may be allocated to co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, as part of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…l entities mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

…for which Appendix 1 to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005, only provides for the possibility of reduced sanctions in exceptional circumstances…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-35

…o account in the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement in accordance with Articles R. 356-19 to R. 356-22, as well as risks which are not, or not fully, included in this calculation. This sy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-1

When the public prosecutor requests, pursuant to Article L. 631-19-1, that the adoption of the plan be made subject to the replacement of one or more directors, it shall refer the matter to the court…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

…to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles professionnelles, c…

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