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Showing 16411650 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1411-37

…s members are divided into five colleges as follows: 1° A college of representatives of the regions and regional health and autonomy conferences, comprising twenty-two members: a) One representative o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-19

…e Minister responsible for Sport, the persons approved by the Agency mentioned in article L. 232-11 and the persons authorised to carry out investigations mentioned in article L. 232-18-1 may be reque…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-19

In municipalities classified as winter sports and mountaineering resorts and having a land use plan that was enforceable on 10 January 1985 or a local town planning plan, the provisions of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…ments of claims under the following conditions: 1° For the claims referred to in Articles L. 3253-2 and L. 3253-4, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2° For other claims that are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-19

…rs. They are chosen from among leading scientists with expertise in the Agency's area of competence and recruited following a call for applications, after examination of their professional background…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties of neutrality and impartiality

Article R8124-19

In the performance of their duties, employees shall refrain from any expression or manifestation of personal convictions of any kind whatsoever. Off duty, they shall express themselves freely within t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-9

The delegated production company may receive several grants from the compensation fund when the filming of the same work gives rise either to several interruptions or several postponements, or to a co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1809

…s, the persons for whom such equipment is or has been used, as well as the owners, operators, users and drivers of the said equipment, shall be liable to the penalties laid down in the regulations spe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-31

The creditors mentioned in article L. 526-28 shall lodge an objection with the competent court in accordance with the rules of ordinary law within one month of the publication mentioned in article D.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-30

…trade or professional name, professional activity or activities carried out, as well as the numbers and codes characterising this activity or these activities referred to in 1° to 3° of article R. 123…

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