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Showing 50615070 of 64955 articles for Art. L 141-14 · Cass. com. 21 January 1974 · Cass. com. 20 October 1980 · Cass. com. 8 April 1976 · Cass. com. 8 June 2017 n° 16-11.441 · CA Versailles 3 December 2009 · Cass. com. 6 May 2002 · Cass. com. 24 February 1981 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination of prevention.

Article R4511-8

As part of the general coordination of prevention measures, the head of the user company shall alert the head of the external company concerned when he is informed of a serious danger involving one of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-20

A councillor unable to attend a meeting may give a colleague of his choice written authority to vote on his behalf. The same municipal councillor may hold only one proxy. A proxy may be revoked at any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-8

When referring a case to the Commission or its Chairman pursuant to Articles L. 1442-13-3 or L. 1442-16, the Minister for Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal in whose jurisdiction th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-8

A logo dedicated to geographical indications, provided for in Article L. 721-2, is defined by joint order of the minister responsible for industrial property and the minister responsible for craft tra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-8

Any filing that does not include at least one copy of the application for registration containing the mention provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 512-3 and at least one copy of the graphic or photog…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article R211-8

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the obligation to insure does not apply to compensation for :1° Damage suffered :a) by the person driving the vehicle ;b) (repealed) ;c) (repealed) ;d) by an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-8

…ion of the traineeship is one year. It is reduced to three months for the persons mentioned in article R. 742-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Conditions for application of the special regime for mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article 817 B

The provisions of Article 816 also applies to transactions authorised under the conditions set out in 3 of article 210 B.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-8

…ne or the deposit is made in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of article R. 49-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice.

Article R4127-80

I. - Doctors are authorised to include the following in directories for public use, regardless of the medium: 1° His surname, first names and professional address, the means of contacting him, the day…

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