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Showing 44114420 of 20900 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 July 1999 – no. 97-21146

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-16

…e R. 214-11; 2° The mediator's recommendation, referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 214-15, has been rejected by at least one of the parties. As a result of this failure, the mediator draw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2121-1, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-15, the second paragraph of article L. 2121-17, article L. 2121-22, the first, second and fourth par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-9

…orting documents needed to assess whether the trader is covered by the provisions of article L. 441-15. If the application is incomplete, the department shall ask the applicant to provide the necessar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

…y from carrying on an activity or providing a service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or as a result of a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

Article R4324-46

…partment which cannot be operated from the inside; 3° People lifts which do not exceed a speed of 0.15 metres per second; 4° Construction site lifts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-9

…anteed by the preferential right provided for in Articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 and claims advanced under 3° of Article L. 143-11-1, during receivership or compulsory liquidatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…the trader is about to cease his activities or establish them elsewhere when this is not the case; 15° Claiming that a product or service increases the chances of winning at games of chance; 16° Fals…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

…dial dysfunction ormyocardial ischaemia, therapeutic restraint, regular cardiological monitoring8 à 15 %Alleged functional limitation for substantial exertion. Signs of myocardial dysfunction (echodop…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 67a, and for the sole purpose of establishing the offences mentioned in Articles 414, 414-2 and 459, identifying the perpetrators and accomplices as well…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-35

After constitution of the quota for the benefit of the territorial constituencies of Wallis and Futuna, the communes as well as the groupings of communes of the overseas collectivities and New Caledon…

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