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Showing 59615970 of 23635 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 8 Oct. 1980 – no. 79-12125

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Capital grants (R).

Article D5212-11

The right to an increase in the capital grant provided for in articles D. 5212-8 to D. 5212-10 is open for a period of five years from the date of creation of the syndicat de communes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

I.-The amount of the fee provided for in 2° of 1 of I of Article L. 5141-8 for a variation to a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment as part of a national procedure or a mutual recognition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-1

…n allocated to the business in difficulty, of the assets allocated to the exercise of that business;8° If it is a legal entity with members jointly and severally liable for the company's debts, a list…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-53

…L. 123-11-1 ;6° Its principal activities;7° Its duration as set out in the articles of association;8° In the case of a company subject to disclosure of its annual accounts and balance sheets, the clo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3

The officers mentioned in article L. 450-1 may operate on the public highway, enter between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. any premises used for business purposes and any premises where services are being provided…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 76

…r ; 7° The forenames, surnames, occupations, domiciles of the witnesses and their status as adults; 8° The declaration, made on the interpellation prescribed by the preceding article, that a marriage…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…or in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-10

…of certain constituents;7° The commercial designation, when it differs from the name of the source;8° The sales name mentioned in article R. 1322-44-9 of this code.An order of the ministers responsib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Setting up.

Article R4524-1

…article L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-5

…Article R. 335-8 of the Education Code, relating to the balance between employer and emplo…

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