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Showing 29612970 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-12

The employee adviser may be struck off the list by the Prefect, under the conditions set out in Article L. 1232-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Installation

Article D1442-12

…hearing within one month of publication of the appointment order referred to in articles L. 1441-1 and L. 1441-26.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-12

…l list of medical accident experts an expert registered with a Court of Appeal whose registered office is within its jurisdiction. It issues an opinion on a request for the removal of an expert made b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-12

…before any decision authorising the sale of the community property. Where, in the course of the proceedings, the dissolution of the community existing between the debtor and his spouse becomes enforc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-12

…sing judgement is notified to the debtor, communicated to the persons mentioned in article R. 621-7 and is the subject of the publicity provided for in article R. 621-8. The administrator and the mand…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-12

The court shall rule on a report from the official receiver on all matters relating to the safeguard, receivership and judicial liquidation, the action for liability for insufficient assets, personal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article R2411-12

The special trade union committee authorises the chairman to bring the initial action, the appeals, and to sign any request for withdrawal or settlement intended to bring the legal action to an end.Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-12

If the sentenced person has already been remanded in custody, the sentence enforcement judge who receives a copy of the decision pursuant to article 723-15 examines the situation of the person concern…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article A36-12

…et-Marne1,400Seine-Saint-Denis2,000Val-de-Marne1,700Var1,000Yonne350The provisions of this article cease to apply if, as a result of an officially recorded change in the number of inhabitants within…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-12

The fee for the social investigation mentioned in articles 1072, 1171 and 1221 of the Code of Civil Procedure is set at 600 euros for a natural person and 700 euros for a legal entity. The amount of t…

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