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Showing 35013510 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Aeration and sanitation

Article R4212-7

…checking their efficiency and drawing up the instructions for use provided for in article R. 4222-21.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R743-139-22

…shares or corporate units in a société de participations financières covered by article R. 743-139-21.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

The office of director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 is incompatible with any office as trade union delegate, member of the works council, member of the group w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

…f 6° quater of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code. Articles L. 224-27, L. 224-27-1, L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 and L. 224-42…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

…In emergencies, under conditions determined by decree; 3° In the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-3

In the event of maternal, foetal or neonatal pathology during pregnancy, childbirth or the postnatal period, and in the event of dystocic childbirth, the midwife must call in a doctor. Midwives may pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-29

…4113-118 a monthly update of the data resulting from the operations provided for in articles D. 4221-27 and D. 4221-28. The data thus transmitted is deemed to have been validated by the National Cou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quindecies A

When, before 1 July 1980, a maritime insurance broker transfers his business to a company whose principal object is insurance brokerage, the taxation of the capital gain realised by the person concern…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-31

…e and imprest accounts may be set up in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 relating to the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-43

…on de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics is an association governed by the law of 1 July 1901 relating to contracts of association. It is managed jointly by the employers' and employee…

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