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Showing 19611970 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-7

I.-The declaration referred to in article L. 3513-11 contains the following information: 1° Exhaustive data on sales volumes, by brand and by product type; 2° Information on the preferences of differe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-76

The employment of the people mentioned in article L. 5213-13-1 or the fulfilment of the mission provided for inarticle L. 412-3 of the Penitentiary Code with prisoners recognised as disabled workers w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-78

The State entrusts the Agence de services et de paiement with the payment and monitoring of the aids mentioned in article L. 5213-19 of the Code du travail under the following conditions: a) The aid i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial assistance

Article R5213-77

When paid, the first three days of absence justified by incapacity resulting from illness or accident are considered as actual working time. A reduced amount of aid is paid to the company when the emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Protectors and protective devices

Article R4324-7

The technical requirements laid down in this chapter, in particular the characteristics of the guards provided for in articles R. 4324-1 to R. 4324-3, are specified as necessary by orders issued by th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4a: Supervision of the practice of the profession

Article R422-55-5

Within thirty days of the end of the physical inspection operations, the inspector(s) will send a provisional report to the person who was the subject of the inspection. The latter will have a period…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article R642-7

When the court is called upon to rule on the assignment of contracts mentioned in article L. 642-7, or to record the transfer of a security interest referred to in Article L. 642-12, the co-contractor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-5

In any establishment where a physical or sporting activity is practised, a copy must be displayed in a place visible to everyone: 1° The diplomas and qualifications of the persons exercising the funct…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-5

Any application for invalidity or revocation filed in violation of Article L. 716-5 or filed by a person who is not qualified or who does not satisfy the conditions set out in Articles R. 716-1 and R.…

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