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Showing 631640 of 29730 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-7-1996 n° 1265

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-10

I.-The statutory auditor keeps an up-to-date list of the persons and entities with whom he performs assignments or services. Companies of statutory auditors keep this list for each statutory auditor c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-107

The agreements provided for in I and II of article L. 5126-10 are sent for information to the Director General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction over the establishment, servi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article L5427-10

Measures to ensure the security and liquidity of the funds of the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme and the public establishment mentioned in article L. 5427-7 are determined by joint…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés d'aggloméra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-109

Candidates for the common part and the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés must satisfy the conditions laid down in article D. 212-74 and provide an application file…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-10

The chairman sets the date of meetings of the residence permit commission. Its members are notified of this date and the agenda at least fifteen days in advance by letter to which the documents mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formal notice prior to temporary cessation of activity.

Article R4721-10

If the action plan has not been received or at the end of the implementation period set in application of 2° of article R. 4721-6, if the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 finds…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-10

The supervisory authority may introduce enhanced supervision or suspend the governing bodies of a chamber of commerce and industry, after first requesting the establishment to take the necessary corre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-107

The manufacture, possession and use of batches of Category A, B or C radioactive sources, high activity sealed sources as defined inAnnex 13-7, the management of radioactive waste as defined in Articl…

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