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Showing 851860 of 53777 articles for Art. al. 5 · Cass. com. 2 November 1994

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-50

If the administration finds that the list does not meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3, it will give the list delegate a reasoned decision declaring the list inadmissible. This decision i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-55

The polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of valid votes cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It shall determine the electoral quotient by d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-56

A report of the electoral operations is drawn up by the polling station and immediately sent to the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion and to the agents authorised to represent the lis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-57

For the purposes of measuring the representativeness of trade union organisations, where a joint list has been drawn up by trade union organisations, the votes cast are apportioned between them on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of the last paragraph of I of article 9 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983, any disputes regarding the validity of the electoral operations shall be refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 502

The statement of appeal must be made to the registrar of the court that handed down the contested decision.The statement shall indicate whether the appeal concerns the decision on the public prosecuti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-52

…ants a waiver on a case-by-case basis, the amount of cash receivable from assets referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis and 2° ter of A of Article R. 332-2 which are subject to early investment transactions in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-18

The information provided for in articles 9 and 18 of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 shall be sent to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle an…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-15

The company provided for in Article L. 422-7-1 is entered on the list of industrial property attorneys provided for in Articles L. 422-1 and L. 422-7, in a section specific to multi-professional pract…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-16

…of this declaration. This declaration shall be accompanied by the documents provided for in Article 2 of Decree no. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 relating to the formation, operation and supervision of multi…

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