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Showing 251260 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 Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19

…hours taken into account for the calculation of the exemptions provided for in articles L. 6325-16 and L. 6325-17 is equal to the product of the working hours that the employee would have worked if h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of a State nursing diploma.

Article D4311-19

…he general directors of the regional health agencies. They are responsible for organising the tests and displaying the results. The composition of the examination boards and the appointment of their m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6362-18

The procedure defined in articles D. 6362-12 to D. 6362-15 applies when the local authority or one of its public establishments has not transmitted the administrative account provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6262-18

The procedure defined in articles D. 6262-12 to D. 6262-15 applies when the local authority or one of its public establishments has not transmitted the administrative account provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6361-18

…unds, budget documents are presented under the conditions defined in articles L. 2313-1, D. 6361-16 and D. 6361-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-18

…unds, budget documents are presented under the conditions defined in articles L. 2313-1, D. 6261-16 and D. 6261-17.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-182

…ng the management of patients are drawn up between the doctors performing interventional activities and, where applicable, the other doctors involved in this management, without prejudice to the provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-18

…he President of the institution. It issues opinions on the cultural orientations of the institution and on all of its activities. It evaluates the fulfilment of its various missions. It is the scienti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-18

…are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned for bodies not subject to such an obligation. The statutor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-18

…tion in terms of sustainable development of the local authority based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the Corsican local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legis…

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