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Showing 18811890 of 44553 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 June 1968 · Cass. com. 11 March 2008 · Cass. com. 12 July 1982 · Cass. com. 17 April 1953 · Cass. com. 4 December 1968 · CA Versailles 14 September 2006

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Penalties

Article R483-14

…ine of up to €10,000, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed, in any of the following cases: 1° Failure or refusal to comply with an injunction to disclose or produce documents; 2° Destr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-14

…ties. This council may submit observations in the number and within the time required in the communication. These are communicated to the other parties.If, in the course of the investigation, the prac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-14

…ed by a lawyer, the procedural acts, with the exception of the summons to the hearing and the notification of the decision, are carried out only with regard to the lawyer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-14

The sponsor shall provide the investigators of chemical, pharmaceutical, biological, pharmacological or toxicological tests with:1° The title and objective of the test requested ;2° Identification of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ombudsman

Article R6123-14

…nsible within France Compétences for investigating individual complaints from users relating to the career development advice mentioned in 4° of article L. 6123-5 and the career transition projects me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-14

…erm employment contract or the professionalisation action under the open-ended employment contract, calculated on the basis of their age and level of training.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-14

Deliberations are kept in a register under the responsibility of the Chairman of the Executive Board. This register is available to members of the Supervisory Board and to the public, who may consult…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-14

The risks remain covered under the same conditions in the event of fault on the part of the captain or crew, except as stated in article L. 173-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1454

…ered to the public on a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code or at least 20% of whose capital is held by non-cooperating…

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