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Showing 271280 of 50980 articles for Art. Cass. 1e civ. 29-2-2012 n° 11-12.782

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-295

The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies) requests that the National Register of Companies record the following in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-296

The keeper of the National Register of Companies records, for each company, the date and nature of the formalities transmitted by the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1. It also records the dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1322-29

The operator shall ensure that all stages of the production and distribution of natural mineral water under his responsibility comply with hygiene rules. He applies permanent hazard analysis and criti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-29

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-31-1 in respect of actions brought pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 653-7 is set at 300 euros per action brought resulting in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 812-3

Article A812-29

The application for inclusion on the list of persons mentioned in article R. 812-15 is examined in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 812-17 and R. 812-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-29

Childcare establishments and services draw up an establishment or service plan that implements the national charter for the care of young children referred to inarticle L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'act…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for holders of evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon obtained in the province of Quebec

Article D4111-29

At the end of the third and sixth months, the traineeship is the subject of an assessment report, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Health. The reports are sent without delay to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-29

I.-The rapporteurs responsible for examining cases before the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique are appointed by the chairman of the authority from category A publi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1333-29

The national territory is divided into three radon potential zones defined on the basis of radon exhalation flows from the ground:1° Zone 1: areas with low radon potential ;2° Zone 2: areas with low r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-29

The committee elects its chairman from among its members by secret ballot by an absolute majority. If, after two ballots, no member of the committee has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot i…

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