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Showing 441450 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-17

The investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the devices used to administer them are supplied free of charge by the sponsor, except where the law provides otherwise.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and classification

Article R2324-17

…ding regular or occasional childcare for children by maternal assistants mentioned inarticle L. 421-17-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles, employed by the said services. A single establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…ese fractions may not be less than 3,000 euros.II. - The first fraction of the allocation, equal to 17,300,000 euros, is divided between municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants whose per cap…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

…rticle 24 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986. This letter shall include the information provided for in the penult…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-17

The ceilings may be increased in the case of substantial restructuring or renovation work on establishments, as well as in the case of new establishments, provided that the establishments are small or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-17

In the event of conviction to a fine, the court shall specify in its decision the amount of the fine remaining due after deduction of the amount of the deposit.In the event of a decision to acquit, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-17

In the event of voluntary departure for the mainstream company, the disabled employee who resigns will benefit from priority hiring if he or she wishes to return to the adapted company, the terms and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Profits.

Article R232-17

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 232-12, the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Chairmen, as the case may be, are empowered to decide to distribute…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

The publishing contract is terminated, without prejudice to the cases provided for by common law, by the preceding articles of this sub-section or by the articles of sub-section 2, when: 1° The publis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-17

In the event of exclusion, departure or death accompanied by the refusal of approval of the transferee or successors, the holder of the shares, or, in the event of death, his successors, have the opti…

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