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Showing 57815790 of 22942 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 February 1999

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article L310-6

…ance with the procedures laid down by Article 131-38 of the Penal Code, the penalty provided for by 9° of Article 131-39 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18

…or the calculation of the synthetic index of resources and charges for municipalities with 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants, subject to the substitution of the national averages recorded for these municipal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-5-1

…article L. 5424-2 shall pay, in addition to the contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, for a limited period of time, a specific contribution based on the gross remuneration of their st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…nelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-6

…a for examining applications for registration in the national registers set out in articles R. 6113-9 and R. 6113-11.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article D6153-10-1

…e for health, higher education, the budget and the civil service sets the amount and payment terms; 9° A special monthly allowance, not subject to contributions to the supplementary pension scheme and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

…L. 1221-10 of the Labour Code and the document acknowledging receipt by the recipient organisation; 9° A copy of the nominative social declaration provided for inArticle R. 133-14 of the Social Securi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

…new models intended for sale;8° The proposed new labelling and, if applicable, the package leaflet;9° A copy of the decisions authorising the manufacture of the speciality concerned and issued, as th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-7

…hairman; 8° The chairman of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee or his representative; 9° The chairman of the French Paralympic and Sports Committee or his representative; 10° Three repre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1 A

…necessary;8° May offer advice and services designed to improve or maintain people's state of health;9° May prescribe, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, certain vaccines, the…

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