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Showing 36613670 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-117

The trade union organisations send the list of candidates to the chairman and secretary of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee. The Agency and Working Conditions Committee appoints the local r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-11

…ns for membership of the National Council. They shall then be replaced within three months. In this case, the duties of the new member expire at the time when those of the member he has replaced would…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-17

…ay apply to the regional detention court for the measure to be terminated. The detention is automatically terminated if the court has not made a decision within three months of receiving the request.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17-1

…tion mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within three years of the date on which it became final, the sentenced person is summoned to appear before the sentence enforcement judge, before…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-12

I. - The cinema licence is accompanied by one of the following classification measures:1° Authorisation of screening for all audiences ; 2° Prohibition on showing to minors under twelve years of age;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Information for purchasers of recording media subject to private copy levies

Article R311-12

The authority competent to impose administrative fines for breaches of Article L. 311-4-1 is the administrative authority designated by article R. 141-4 of the Consumer Code. Prior to any decision, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-12

The change of manager provided for in the fifth paragraph of article L. 224-6 entails the transfer to the new manager of all the individual rights in the plan being set up. In the event of a change in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-121

…I of article L. 225-100 sont nulles. In the event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 225-115 and L. 225-116 or of the decree issued for their application, the meeting may be cancelled. Deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-12

…itorial council of the order of doctors, dental surgeons or midwives of Wallis and Futuna are identical to those of the departmental councils of each of these orders. At the time of the first election…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Radiation.

Article R123-127

…European Company registered in France, the registrar of the former registered office shall automatically proceed with the deletion, upon notification of the new registration by the authority responsi…

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