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Showing 701710 of 36671 articles for Art. n° 17-18143 · Cass. com. 4 January 2023

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General rules (R)

Article R4134-17

The opinions of the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council are adopted by a majority of the votes cast and mention the positions of minorities. The regional economic, social and environme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General characteristics

Article R4462-17

…ic activities other than those mentioned in 1° and for which the safety study defined in Article R. 4462-3 demonstrates that the effects of a pyrotechnic event do not affect neighbouring floors and ne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-17

…the criminal court may order seizure measures in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 484-1. In the event of a stay of proceedings, the public prosecutor shall immediately inform the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-17

The delegation from each of the representative organisations involved in negotiations in the company comprises the organisation's trade union delegate in the company or, where there is more than one d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-17

When the qualification or, where applicable, the authorisation to practise is registered with the regional health agency, the person concerned is issued with a professional card, the model for which i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-17

…ts;2° Presentation of the status of provisions;3° Presentation of the methods used for depreciation;4° Presentation of the balance of financial operations;5° Presentation of the status of charges tran…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-17

…pulation; 2° The cinematographic environment; 3° The entertainment policy pursued by the exhibitor; 4° Networking in small towns; 5° Outreach work, particularly with regard to school audiences and the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

The investigating judge may order, at the request of the person concerned or, with that person's agreement, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, either the publication in full…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-170

…f Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, with the exception of the offers referred to in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 or in Article L. 411-2-1, a document containing an assessment of the characteristics of the un…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-17

The designation of the inventor may be rectified only on request accompanied by the consent of the person wrongly designated, and, if the request is not made by the applicant or the proprietor of the…

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