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Showing 22312240 of 56775 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-1-1997 n° 80

French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-19

Pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge and delegates who carry out their duties in a company or in an establishment of a company mentioned in 1° to 10° of article R. 5142-1 on 22 March 2003 are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-1

…Companies with registered offices in France incorporated in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) n° 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE); 2° Companies participatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-11-1

I.- Electronic transmissions from the single body referred to in Article R. 123-1 to the recipient bodies and competent authorities are carried out, pursuant to Article R. 123-7 and the conditions of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title III: Common provisions

Article 1568-1

Where the agreement relates to the arrangements for exercising parental authority, a note is made in the deed that the minor capable of discernment has been advised of his or her right to be heard and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section Ia: Intervention of the guardianship judge in matters of legal administration

Article 1180-12

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the minor capable of discernment, the parents or their lawyers, if they are assisted or represented, until a decision is made on the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L651-1

For the application of articles L. 614-1 à L. 614-4 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-19-1

The written test of the examination with option in civil matters, lasting five hours, has as its object the processing of a file relating to one of the missions likely to be entrusted to a judicial ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-105-1

I.-The declarations mentioned in I and II of article L. 225-102-1 present the data observed during the financial year just ended and, where applicable, during the previous financial year, so as to ena…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…limit value of 0.0006 mg/ m3 applicable until 11 July 2026. Bisphenol A (inhalable dust) 201-245-8 80-05-7 2 - - - - - - - Wood dust 1 - - - - - - Bromine 231-778-1 7726-95-6 0,7 0,1 - - - - - - Brom…

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