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Showing 211220 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency's actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the soc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-2

For the implementation of the tasks provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 4424-26-1, the Office is competent to carry out, on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Corsica or any publ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-26

In the event of a total loss, deemed total loss or negotiated total loss of the aircraft, the insurer has the option of transferring ownership of the aircraft.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-26

…a proposed pledge of shares under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 228-24, such consent shall entail approval of the transferee in the event of compulsory realisation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Premises

Article L2315-26

…y invite outside personalities, trade unions or others, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2142-10 and L. 2142-11. These meetings take place outside the participants' working time. However, m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-26

The declaration of interests may be consulted by the judge concerned as well as by the authority to which the declaration was submitted.The confidentiality of these declarations does not prevent them…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-26

Elected representatives affiliated to the supplementary pension institution for non-tenured State and local authority employees (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) contribute beyond the age of sixty-five.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-26

Each year, as part of the preparation of the budget of the Corsican regional authority, the president of the economic, social, environmental and cultural council draws up a project relating to the app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Students

Article R5221-26

…ationals holding a residence permit or visa for a stay of more than three months, as referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 and bearing the word "student", are authorised to work in an employed capac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

…e provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civil procedure of New Caledonia or in articles 200 to 202 of deliberation n…

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