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Showing 441450 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-19

Commission decisions made pursuant to articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3 and R. 724-20, and the orders of its president made pursuant to article L. 724-4 shall be notified to the judge sued by any means givi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Referee (R)

Article R1425-19

…r shall draw up a list of arbitrators for each department, which shall include the name, profession and address of those concerned. The list of arbitrators shall be sent to the prefect and published i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-19

…ior Court of Arbitration shall bear the following enforcement formula: "The Republic hereby directs and orders the Minister (insert the ministerial department designated by the decision), insofar as h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-19

Compulsory time off may be taken as a full day or half day at the employee's convenience. It is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of calculating the employee's entitlement. It gives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-19

…employee shall inform the employer of the date of departure on sabbatical leave that he has chosen and of the duration of this leave, by any means conferring a date certain, at least three months in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Embryo storage

Article R2151-19

…ed in the third paragraph of Article L. 2151-9 are met. To this end, it shall check that the origin and storage conditions of the embryos guarantee their traceability, safety and prevention of contami…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-19

…any means to the registry of the Court of Appeal. The statement shall be recorded, stating the date and time. The Registrar of the Court of Appeal shall immediately notify the Registrar of the Court o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-19

The grant allocated to the regions of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion comprises a first part equal to 80% of the amount of the grant intended to compensate for expenditure on studies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Roads (R).

Article R5215-19

Each year, the mayor notifies the chairman of the community council of the programme of maintenance work that the town council decides to have carried out on the roads temporarily retained by the comm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation Commission

Article R4123-19

…he Conseil départemental appoints one or more conciliators from among the members of the commission and informs the parties of this in the summons sent to them within one month, in accordance with art…

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