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Showing 22512260 of 20302 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 Dec. 2009 – no. 08-18228

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-2

…tion and, where applicable, to the ad hoc mandate, notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 611-15. The opening of proceedings is examined by the court. The initiation of proceedings is examined i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-2

…2° Employers authorised to set up, for the purposes of applying the provisions of article L. 5132-15, an integration workshop or site ; 3° Organisations covered by articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1b: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article D8-6

The authorisations provided for in I of Article 15-4 shall be issued to tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations pursuant to Article 28-2 by the head of the judicial police depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-16

…the Agency will issue an acknowledgement of receipt when the dossier referred to in Article R. 1232-15 is complete and will simultaneously send this dossier to the Minister for Research. If the dossie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-8-3

…ry out the amblyopia screening mentioned in 2° of article L. 4342-1 for children aged between 9 and 15 months and the refractive disorder screening mentioned in the same 2° for children aged between 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…shares referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certif…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-4

…the European Union" are deleted;3° In Article L. 2313-3, the words: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of proc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

…the European Union" are deleted;3° In Article L. 2313-3, the words: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of proc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105-2

…body carries out its mission. IV.-Where a company voluntarily complies with Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

…ng the conditions laid down in Book I of Part IV of this Code, as well as in I of Article 60 of Law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover, and practising in a public or private he…

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