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Showing 11811190 of 50653 articles for Art. Cass. com. 2 février 2016 n° 14-21739

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-10

…l the parties, even those who have not lodged an objection. The summons shall contain: 1° Its date; 2° An indication of the court before which the opposition is brought; 3° An indication of the date o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-14

…for in article L. 6361-11, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Tax revenue/population;3° Actual operating revenue/population;4° Gross capital expenditure/popula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-14

The summary data on the financial situation of the local authority, provided for in article L. 6261-11, include the following ratios:1° Real operating expenditure/population;2° Tax revenue/population;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-146

…ally to: 1° The physical medicine and rehabilitation and psychiatry departments of these hospitals; 2° The medico-chirurgical centre mentioned inarticle R. 621-8 of the code des pensions militaires d'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

…the registry, on deeds or documents kept at the registry or drawn up by it or on documents produced;2° For ex officio entries provided for under:a) Procedures for the receivership or compulsory liquid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-14

…n up or last revised and includes the following information: 1° The name of the product or object ; 2° The name and address of the company exploiting the product or object; 3° The form of use; 4° In t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147-1

In all matters and at all stages of the proceedings, except where there is a serious risk that the offence will be repeated, the release of a person remanded in custody may be ordered, ex officio or a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-14

…within two months of the expiry of the period provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 1142-10. It shall ask the beneficiary to provide the income used to calculate the penalty in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-148

I.-The companies mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 8° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declare, for transfers of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances, the following data: 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multi-annual protocol referred to in I of Article L. 6147-11

Article R6147-141

…Defence, including the central director of the armed forces health service, who may be represented; 2° Two representatives of the Minister for Health; 3° One representative of the Minister for Social…

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