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Showing 37613770 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-17

…he action by virtue of the interested party's membership of the group shall constitute authority to carry out on behalf of the latter all procedural acts and steps with a view to obtaining compensatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-17

I.-The following are ex officio members of the Commission: 1° The Director General of Healthcare ; 2° The Director General for Health 3° The Director General for Higher Education and Professional Inte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2573-6

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-17

The company may not require shareholders or unit holders to repay any dividends, except where the following two conditions are met:1° If the distribution has been made in breach of the provisions of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-174

…nsaction and day by day for the daybook. All accounting records specify the origin, content and allocation of each item of data as well as the references of the supporting document. Transactions of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-17

…ich has obtained a registration or a marketing authorisation for a new strength or a new pharmaceutical form, if the registration or authorisation is accompanied by an extension of the indication. It…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Principles

Article R4461-16

Breathing compressed air is permitted up to a relative pressure of 6,000 hectopascals. Above 6,000 hectopascals, specific breathing mixtures must be used.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…n the book sector conclude an agreement covering all the provisions mentioned in II, this agreement may be made binding on all authors and publishers in this sector by order of the Minister responsibl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Groups of economic operators and works or services entrusted to third parties

Article L3123-17

Persons against whom grounds for exclusion exist may not be entrusted with part of the works or services of a concession contract.When a person against whom grounds for exclusion exist is presented at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2411-17

…supervisory board of public-sector companies, limited companies and partnerships limited by shares may only take place with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also requi…

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