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Showing 25412550 of 41434 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 May 2003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-6

…of the host establishment immediately informs the representative of the State in the department who may take a measure of admission for psychiatric care in application of article L. 3213-1, based on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-6

…ommission are appointed by the National Council from outside its executive committee. The committee may call on any services and technical expertise from outside the Ordre's Council that it deems nece…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions relating to aid intensity

Article 221-6

Derogations from the 50% threshold for public financial aid may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, up to a limit of 70% and at the reasoned request of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 722-6

…blishers established in France for less than two years. Exceptions to the aforementioned time limit may be granted for works that can provide evidence of contracts for the acquisition of exploitation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6

…for each jurisdiction of a court of appeal. However, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, may proceed with groupings, following the opinion of the national company and after consultation, by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-60

…order of the Minister responsible for vocational training. The portion paid to the skills operator may be subject to special management by a body created by agreement between the representative organ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-6

The claimant or the public prosecutor may appeal, within ten days of notification, against the decision on the claim for compensation when it emanates from a criminal court ruling at first instance. T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-6

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and ame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts

Article R626-60

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 626-61 and R. 626-62, the director alone is competent to decide on the procedures for convening classes. He alone shall also be competent to decide o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-64

…red. If the amendment does not comply with the legislative or regulatory provisions, the commission may impose a deadline for regularisation; if regularisation has not been made within the deadline se…

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