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Showing 35213530 of 57536 articles for Art. L 141-17 · Cass. com. 19 May 1998 · Cass. com. 24 May 2005 n° 784 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011 n° 10-18.074 · Cass. 1re civ. 15 October 2014 n° 13-24.984

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-17

When, for three consecutive years, the number of deaths in a municipality has exceeded the average mortality figure for France, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will carry out a surv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-13

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10 may be ordered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be infringi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-17

In addition to the pre-employment declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-10, a pre-employment declaration must be made :1° When an establishment, having ceased to employ staff for at least six mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-13

In the event of non-compliance with the re-employment priority provided for in article L. 1233-45, the court shall award the employee compensation of not less than one month's salary.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

The provisions of Article R. 2511-22 are applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivité…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-13

Each section of the Authority's supervisory board may only deliberate if a majority of its members are present. Decisions are taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the chairman of the panel s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

The specialised financing fund is a specialised financing body set up in the form of a co-ownership.The fund does not have legal personality. The provisions of the Civil Code relating to joint ownersh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-17

With the exception of sports federations approved on 16 July 1992, only delegated sports federations may use the designation "Fédération française de" or "Fédération nationale de" as well as award or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17

From the day of publication of the order subjecting the patent to the ex officio licence system, any qualified person may apply to the Minister responsible for industrial property for the grant of a l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-131

The capital must be fully paid up before any issue of new shares to be paid up in cash. In addition, a capital increase by public offering, carried out less than two years after the incorporation of a…

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