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Showing 601610 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

…e 175, they have a period of one month, if an accused person is detained, or three months, in other cases, to send him observations in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-13

…in consideration of the expenses incurred and the diligence performed by him, the complexity of the case, the issues at stake and the objectives set by Articles L. 620-1, L. 631-1 et L. 640-1, and wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-13

…ded: "I. - To the list of candidates declared elected, the committee provided for by Article L. 723-13 shall append a supplementary list containing the names, positions and residences of the candidate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-13

…employee's early return, which must take place within a reasonable period of time and which, in all cases, remains possible at any time with the employer's agreement.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-13

…33-10 takes all or some of the measures defined in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7. In all cases, the proportion of resources required for the household's day-to-day expenses is determined in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-13

…ets the rate of the astreinte and also mentions the place, day and time of the hearing at which the case will be considered. It is not subject to appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-13

…judice to the possibility for the public prosecutor or the investigating or trial court hearing the case to order, of its own motion or at the request of the civil party, the translation of procedural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13

…ntervention or work; 2° The identity of the workers concerned as well as their function and, in the case of self-employed workers or employees of an external company, the identification of the latter;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2312-13

Purchasers may conclude a defence or security contract at provisional prices only in the following cases:1° When, in the case of complex services or services using a new technique and either of an imp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-13

…o their pathological condition. However, the personal data protection committee may decide in other cases, taking into account the risks and constraints involved in performance studies, that the perso…

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