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Showing 13811390 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

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

Article R2-20

…istrative registration number by which the beneficiary of the authorisations mentioned in I of Article 15-4 is identified in the procedural documents that it draws up or in which it is cited is define…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-20

At the hearing, the commission, where it considers that the case should be referred to another hearing, shall immediately set the date of that hearing. When the parties are neither present nor represe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-20

Each list of candidates specifies the name of the organisation, as well as the industrial tribunal, the college and the section for which the candidates on the list are being put forward.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-20

If the defendant does not appear on the day of the hearing, the case is decided on the merits. However, if the defendant has provided proof of a legitimate reason in good time, he will be notified by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-20

Subject to the provision of the second paragraph relating to blood establishments, the establishment or authorised body shall set up a scientific council or a medico-technical committee, responsible i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-20

An order by the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail, determines the sampling conditions t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Receipts and warrants

Article R522-20

Receipts and warrants issued by the operator shall include on the front a statement that the goods are insured against fire under the shop's general policies..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Maintaining the business.

Article R641-20

The liquidator or administrator who administers the business after the opening or pronouncement of the judicial liquidation shall keep the official receiver and the public prosecutor informed of the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-20

In all the documents that it draws up under the mandate, the representative body shall indicate the name of the principal and state that it is acting in the name and on behalf of the principal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-20

The State representative informs the local authority or public body concerned of the referral to the regional audit chamber.

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