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Showing 29312940 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 Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-14

In the case provided for in Article L. 612-5, second paragraph, the culture shall be deposited no later than the filing date of the patent application and the description shall specify: 1° The informa…

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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

…yment will send the employer, by any means that confirms receipt by the addressee, a reasoned notification of the rate of penalty applied to the employer, within two months of the expiry of the period…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article D773-11

Article D. 521-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-17

…s, public establishments or bodies responsible for a public service mission mentioned in Article R. 1461-12 shall keep an up-to-date list and characteristics of the projects involving individual data…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…ctives and performance signed with the State; 3° The work programme and the annual activity report; 4° The multi-annual investment plan; 5° The establishment's initial budget and amending budgets, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…uration of compensation and the rates of the allowance under conditions laid down, depending on the case, by the agreement provided for in article L. 351-8 or by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.As a resu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-110

The terms and conditions for implementing the monitoring of individual exposure in radiological emergency situations provided for in articles R. 4451-102 and R. 4451-103 are laid down by a joint order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-3

…before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their department or unit of assignment or the location of their training centre, school or instruction centre is situated during their training to p…

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

Article A123-12

In its application for registration, the savings and provident institution declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62, as regards the legal entity: 1° Its name followed, where applicable, by its acronym;…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-11

The assistance owed by the organiser or retailer pursuant to article L. 211-17-1 consists in particular of: 1° Providing useful information on health services, local authorities and consular assistanc…

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