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Showing 25012510 of 44559 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2002 · Cass. com. 5 May 2004

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial administrators who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline (National Registration and Disciplinary Commission)

Article R811-5

In the event of a vacancy in the seat of a titular member and his substitute, they shall be replaced by the first candidate and his substitute not elected. If there are no further unelected candidates…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventing obesity and overweight

Article D3232-5

…egular use of the mention provided for in article D. 3232-4, the Agence nationale de santé publique may, after inviting the initiator of the campaign concerned to present its observations, order it to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-53

A practitioner called upon to perform the duties of a member of the government or a parliamentary mandate is automatically seconded for the duration of these duties or mandate.A practitioner seconded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-58

…to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be referred, within five…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-5

…ts of a production run from being compromised, if such work cannot be carried out on a working day; 5° Supervision of the operation, when this continues on Sundays and public holidays in application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…m of the issuing company; 3° The amount of share capital ; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The date of registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register and the information p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical transport sub-committee.

Article R6313-5

…cer in charge of operations, appointed by the departmental director of the fire and rescue service; 5° The four representatives of the professional medical transport organisations designated in articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

…tiation and their frequency, so that :a) At least every four years, the subjects mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2241-1 ; b) At least every five years the subjects mentioned in 6° and 7° of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-5

…onor. No information that could identify both the donor and the recipient of a body part or product may be divulged. This principle of anonymity may only be waived in the event of therapeutic necessit…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-5

…izure was made if the debtor is convicted and subject to recourse against the debtor. The garnishee may be ordered to pay damages in the event of culpable negligence or inaccurate or untruthful declar…

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