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Showing 36213630 of 63274 articles for Art. s. 1833 and 1844-10 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 July 2000

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 544

Sont applicables devant le tribunal de police les dispositions des articles 410 à 415 relatives à la comparution et à la représentation du prévenu et de la personne civilement responsable. However, wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-5

…eriod, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion will send hospital practitioners firm and precise offers of public employment, corresponding to their personalised career development plan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-28

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Article R. 225-86, in companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository, the right to participate i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

…of economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2412-5

…the fixed-term employment contract of a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Declaration, out-of-court collection and litigation of the flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-56

The declaration provided for in Article L. 2333-43 also includes:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Declaration, out-of-court collection and litigation of the flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-57

The proceeds of the tax are paid to the competent public accountant on the dates set by the deliberation of the town council referred to in II of article L. 2333-43.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-10

…re malformations or developmental disorders attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, or where applicable, his or her l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-8

…Agency of any other adverse reactions of which it is aware. A serious adverse reaction is a noxious and unforeseeable reaction, whether it occurs under normal conditions of use of the product in human…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

In accordance with the procedures specified by the decree provided for in article 706-25-14, the file manager directly notifies the Ministry of the Interior, which immediately forwards the information…

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