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Showing 17111720 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-9

…the first working day following its decision. However, when the conditions laid down in article R. 5121-157 for the implementation of the European Union emergency pharmacovigilance procedure are met,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-11

…of the Community arbitration procedure implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5121-51-8 and R. 5121-51-9, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…re of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), Article 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5

For the application of 1° of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify their customers as follows: 1° Where the customer is a natural person, by collecting the cu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

…s intermediaries engage in canvassing activities within the meaning of Articles L. 341-1 and L. 341-2, they are subject to the provisions of this section and to Article L. 341-10, 5° to 7° of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…tives are not taken into account for the application of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 1411-5-2: 1° When it is established, on the date of drawing up the electoral lists for the election of st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-11

Where the number of staff representatives on the Boards of Directors referred to in this section is uneven, their election shall be organised no later than four months before the renewal of the Board…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-10

…rganised in accordance with the following procedures, subject to the provisions of articles R. 1411-58-11 and R. 1411-58-12: 1° In the event of a nominal or multi-member ballot: for each staff represe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…tion to open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings is filed with the company registry; 2° During safeguard proceedings, in the situations provided for in articles L. 623-3 and L. 626-8 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation.

Article R3122-5

…th the offer of compensation determined in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 3122-5.

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