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Showing 15011510 of 65061 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 March 1953 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 May 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 21 July 1999 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. com. 2 June 1958 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 1971 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Organisation and operation

Article R4641-20

…tners. Only the chairman and the members of the colleges of the Regional Committee mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 4641-19 have the right to vote. The minutes of each meeting, drawn up by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

…t-staffed occupations provided for in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-20

The team has an admissions officer as required.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-23

…ket shall publish the following information and documents on the website provided for in Article R. 22-10-1: 1° The notice referred to in Article R. 22-10-22; 2° The total number of voting rights exis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Discipline

Article R6153-1-20

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 6153-1-19, the provisions of article R. 6153-40 relating to suspension are applicable to junior doctors. During the period in which he is suspended, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Tourism

Article R4424-20

The Assembly of Corsica determines the conditions under which the communes mentioned in the section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I of the Tourism Code or their groupings are designated as tou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-20

…entative trade union organisations in the company, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2222-3 and L. 2222-3-1 and without prejudice to the provisions provided for in articles L. 2242-1 et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-20

…d be prejudicial to the public or would compromise the normal operation of that establishment, rest may be authorised by the Prefect, either throughout the year or at certain times of the year only, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other transactions

Article R721-20

…French Treasury, credit institutions and post and telecommunications offices.The Supervisory Board may authorise any other body or person to open an account with the Institut.Accounts opened with cre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 B

I.-For the purposes of this article and articles 205 C and 205 D, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Hybrid arrangement: a situation in which: a) A payment is made under a financial instrument…

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