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Showing 53115320 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-113

…re subject to registration.This decision is drawn up taking into account, in particular, the justification for the nuclear activity, the characteristics of the ionising radiation sources, their design…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain activities

Article R4424-11

In establishments and services involved in prevention and care and in establishments providing conservation care, measures to prevent injuries and the risk of contamination by pathogenic biological ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-7

…d, refused, withdrawn or revoked by reasoned judgment of the sentence enforcement court hearing the case at the request of the sentenced person, at the request of the public prosecutor or on the initi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quater

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis as well as the levy provided for in III of Article 125 A is not applicable to interest understood, for the application of this article, as i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15-1

…le R. 663-15-1, the emolument due to the plan execution commissioner, in respect of the work he has carried out in connection with new cash contributions provided for in the third paragraph of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6223-11

The provisions of this section govern professional non-trading companies formed between medical biologists who are natural persons pursuant to law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to profession…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-4

The insurance scheme provided for in article L. 143-11-1 is implemented by an association set up by the most representative national professional employers' organisations and approved by the Minister…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 779

…or renouncing children, this allowance is divided according to the rules of legal devolution.In the case of a gift, the donor's deceased children are, for the application of the allowance, represented…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-11

The approval granted to an association may be transferred in the following cases: 1° In the event of a merger of one or more associations, at least one of which is approved as a victim support associa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Help with professional integration

Article L5134-114

…g the beneficiary of the future employment, the supervision and mentoring conditions and the qualification or skills to be acquired during the future employment period. These commitments must cover th…

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