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Showing 451460 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-26

…psychiatric nursing diploma ; 2° Curriculum vitae, enclosing a list of the departments in which the candidate has worked and the nature of the duties performed; this list must be certified as accurate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-26

…n up pursuant to article L. 131-84 must include all the information provided for in 1°, 2°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 8° of article R. 131-12, as well as the registration number of the incident with the drawee.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

…ons of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the income statement, according…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-26

…n to be taken into account in determining holiday pay is assessed in accordance with the rules applicable to social security. Holiday pay may not be deducted from the total amount of tips or the perce…

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

Article R123-262

Other legal entities whose registration is provided for by the provisions of 1° of Article L. 123-36 declare the information provided for in Articles R. 123-252 to R. 123-259. The information required…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-265

When a patient calls on the services of a second dental surgeon in the absence of the patient's own dental surgeon, the second dental surgeon may provide the necessary care during the patient's absenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-26

Agreements between the State and the territorial authority or grouping of territorial authorities may provide for: 1° The transmission of computer media complying with the specifications of national i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-264

The dental surgeon may welcome into his practice, even in non-emergency situations, all patients who fall within the scope of his practice, regardless of who their treating dental surgeon is. If patie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-26

…for producing or distributing water intended for human consumption must: 1° Immediately inform the mayor and the director general of the regional health agency, who will forward this information to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-26

…made up of the undertakings included in the consolidation, its foreseeable development, the significant events that have occurred between the closing date of the financial year of consolidation and t…

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