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Showing 881890 of 61015 articles for Art. n° 19-23187 and Cass. com. 24 January 2018

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-4

…of Article 19-3, has the option of renouncing this status in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months following it. This option is lost if one of the parents acquires French nat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-24

I.-Retail establishments providing goods and services and located in international tourist zones may provide weekly rest in shifts for all or some of their staff, under the conditions set out in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-24

…in as many copies as there are addressees, plus three. Delivery is recorded by mentioning the date and the registrar's stamp on each copy, one of which is returned immediately. Where the notice of ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Conversion of the société européenne into a société anonyme.

Article R229-24

…ed in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements in the department of the registered office and in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires when the company's shares are admitted to trad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-24

…is purpose, submits a summary report drawn up by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and a reasoned draft order to the Conseil départemental de l'environnement et des risques sanitaires…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-19

…he same period in accordance with the procedures set out in the first four paragraphs of article R. 24-14 and if the condition set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 24-15 is always completed, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-19

The partial pressure of oxygen in a breathed mixture must not : I. - Be less than 160 hectopascals and, in a hyperbaric work chamber, be greater than 25 per cent of the absolute pressure. II - Exceed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19

I.-As an exception to the provisions of Article 3 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Committees for the Protection of Individuals are subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-24

…embers of the Board or one of the Ministers responsible for Health, Sickness Insurance, the Elderly and the Disabled are automatically included on the agenda.

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