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Showing 44414450 of 56861 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-1-1966 n° 68

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-27-1

…y.The voters' lists may be consulted at the prefecture under the conditions laid down by Article L. 68 of the Electoral Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000: 1° Continuing, with regard to the products concerned, activities which have been the subject of one of the suspension or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-16

The part of the salary exceeding the amount corresponding to the salary limit for calculating social security contributions plus 20% is not taken into account in determining the basis for calculating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-14

The provisions of articles R. 5211-15, R. 5211-17, R. 5211-19 and R. 5211-20 are applicable to in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69-1

…the Haute Autorité de santé during the assessment of the application referred to in Article R. 5121-68, where applicable on a proposal from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN MAYOTTE

Article R5832-1

I. - The provisions of articles R. 5211-19 to R. 5211-40 shall apply to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the application in Mayotte of the provisions mentioned in I: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-14

The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the National Council, after hearing the parties concerned and gathering all relevant information, shall propose a solution to the dispute if the parties have been unab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-145

…he domiciliation of the company on its premises pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 123-168;5° For the performance of obligations imposed on registrars by the registry service in the intere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1775

In the event of a repeat offence or multiple offences established by one or more judgments, the person convicted under 1° of 1 of the article 1772 shall be disqualified from practising the professions…

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