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Showing 18711880 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-53

…s subject;3° The amount of its share capital; if the capital is variable, the amount below which it may not be reduced;4° The address of its registered office;5° Where applicable, that the legal entit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

…o in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products is easily accessible to the public by appropriate means. It shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-5

…five vice-presidents and 30% of the number of members of the metropolitan council.Articles L. 3122-5 to L. 3122-7 are applicable to the permanent commission of metropolitan Lyon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-5

…he rapporteur deems it useful, for the investigation of the referrals referred to in Article L. 462-5 and requests for precautionary measures under article L. 464-1 for which it is responsible, and in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article R432-5

A resident permit may be withdrawn and replaced ipso jure by a temporary residence permit in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a resident permit, may not be subject to a deportat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-56-1

…hich is the subject of the French patent application, the National Institute of Industrial Property may invite the applicant, before the drawing up of the preliminary search report, to communicate to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-5

…an allocation, the amount of which is defined in the light of forecast expenditure. This allocation may be re-evaluated according to the mobilisation of the rights of holders of a professional prevent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-5

…term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 in the integration workshops and sites may be granted by the Prefect after examining the situation of the person concerned. The period duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

…authorisation for therapeutic purposes, provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5, is sent by the legal entities or natural persons mentioned in the same paragraph to the Directo…

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