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Showing 99319940 of 28516 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30-6-1998 n° 1402

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-17

I. - The envelopes in which the votes are sent are sent to the prefecture, which draws up a summary statement.Under penalty of nullity of the vote, the envelopes in which the votes are sent shall incl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-7

In the case of part-time work, the credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-3

The card allowing the exercise of an itinerant commercial or craft activity, provided for in article L. 123-29, is signed by the president of the consular chamber or his representative. It includes th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-92

The application for authorisation must include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational health and safety de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

Subject to the following paragraph and to the provisions of article R. 5315-12 with regard to the decisions covered by 8° of article R. 5315-3, the decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12

The declaration provided for in article L. 4331-6 shall be sent before the first service is provided to the Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health.It shall include inform…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-139

The labelling of self-vaccines for veterinary use and, where appropriate, the accompanying information sheet must include, in addition to the words: "self-vaccine for veterinary use" in clearly visibl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

The social and economic committee can call on the assistance of an expert of its choice, paid for by the company.The task of this expert is to analyse the process of finding a buyer, its methodology a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-24

The term of office of the members of the Commission appointed in application of 2° of article R. 312-22 ends on 30 June of the year following the Summer Olympic Games. Any member who loses the capacit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-10

Where all the invoices submitted with the application have been paid by the recipient company, the direct grant will be paid in a single instalment when the aid is granted.Where only some of the invoi…

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