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Showing 50415050 of 23567 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 novembre 1993 n° 91-19724

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 848

…the modernisation of justice for the 21st century: 1° The action initiated on the basis of the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 portant diverses dispositions d'adaptation au droit communautaire dans le…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-8

The timetable and period for submitting applications for the authorisations mentioned in article L. 1223-5 are set, for each year, before 1st November of the previous year. The timetable determines at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Agence de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the college of supervisors

Article R784-10

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-156

…he tasks devolved to the occupational physician as set out in article 18 of the decree of 14 March 1986 and article 1 of the decree of 30 November 1984 issued in application ofarticle 63 of law no. 84…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-87

…r his shares, a draft transfer in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. This notification implies a commitment on the part of the t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-3

…with jurisdiction in French Polynesia shall be determined in accordance with the tables in Annexes 9-2 and 9-3 to this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Formal notices and orders to perform an obligation to do or not to do something

Article A444-19

The services listed under numbers 79 to 92 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 79 Summon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-152

…ect only to the deductions which may be specified by the articles of association in accordance with 9° of article R. 322-155. The distribution is made in proportion to the sums corresponding to each c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-5

…rs. Failure to comply with this prohibition is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000.

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