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Showing 47114720 of 21886 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 11 July 2012 – no. 11-12161

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-1-1

…raph, L. 5124-3, L. 5124-4, with the exception of its last paragraph, L. 5124-5, L. 5124-6, L. 5124-11 and L. 5124-18. II -The Etablissement Français du Sang may also, on an ancillary basis, be author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…to issue bonds called obligations foncières benefiting from the privilege defined in Article L. 513-11 and to raise other resources, for which the contract or the document intended for public informat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to Guadeloupe

Article R591-4

…ders this necessary to ensure that the application is examined appropriately. "6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions provided for in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article R591-7

…considers this necessary to ensure that the application is properly examined. "6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions provided for in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-4

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

I.-Within the area of competence determined in II of articles L. 5211-2 and L. 5221-2, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…mortgages excluding those relating to ships registered in the register referred to in Article L. 5611-1 of the Transport Code;7° Deeds of attachment on ships excluding those relating to ships registe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-85

…Authorities may, with the consent of the agent, make the declaration provided for in article L. 212-11.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 1132-4, L. 1134-4, L. 1144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-9

…hich do not have a works council and which are not covered by a joint body mentioned in article L. 411-20, and as far as the individual employer is concerned, the benefit resulting from the employer's…

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