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Showing 18811890 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-49

Qualified persons who are members of the college or a specialised commission of the Haut Conseil de la santé publique or a standing technical committee are appointed by the Minister for Health for a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-46

The Haut Conseil de la santé publique comprises a college and specialised commissions created by order of the Minister for Health. Permanent technical committees attached to the college or specialised…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-4

When the rapporteur general proposes that the Autorité de la concurrence apply the provisions of III of Article L. 464-2, the parties and the Government Commissioner are informed either by a letter fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Electorate.

Article R723-4

In the event of a change in the jurisdiction of two or more commercial courts, the list of members of the electoral college of each of the commercial courts affected by this change is rectified under…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection.

Article R743-4

Except in the cases provided for in article R. 743-2, the inspectors mentioned in article R. 743-1 send a report of their mission to the public prosecutor. Occasional inspections give rise to a detail…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Advances.

Article R2337-4

Advances granted pursuant to articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-3 are reimbursed within a maximum of two years. The effective repayment period and the interest rate are set by the Minister of Finance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R2623-4

Referrals to the conciliation commission remain available to interested parties either at the Direction du travail, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (Directorate of Labour, Employment an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing.

Article D3323-4

When a group profit-sharing agreement is concluded, the documents filed on the remote-procedure platform mentioned in Article D. 2231-4 under the conditions provided for in that Article and in II of A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing

Article D3345-4

The filing of one of the agreements or regulations mentioned in article D. 3345-1, their amendments and appendices, is carried out under the conditions provided for in II of article D. 2231-2 and in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4213-4

In an instruction manual sent to the employer, the project owner will set out the minimum lighting levels during working periods in the premises, clearances and areas, as well as the information neede…

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