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Showing 16611670 of 59844 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5-1-2012 n° 10-12.741

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10

When the president of the industrial tribunal observes a temporary difficulty in the operation of a section, he may, after receiving the assent of the vice-president and subject to the agreement of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: The National Company of Industrial Property Attorneys

Article R422-10

The company's general meeting elects for two years from among its members, by secret ballot, an executive committee consisting of nine people, including a chairman, three vice-chairmen, a secretary, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4432-10

The councils draw up their own rules of procedure. They elect from among their members, by secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of these rules, their chairman and the members of their stan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-10

Pôle emploi is made up of a general directorate, regional directorates and, by decision of its board of directors, establishments with national or specific competence.Within each regional directorate,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-10

For the application of article D. 1432-47 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In the second paragraph, the words: or one of its formations are deleted; 2° In the third paragraph, the words: and each of it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-106

The procedures and standard form for the declarations and the periodic pharmacovigilance update report mentioned in articles R. 5141-103 to R. 5141-105-1 are laid down by decision of the Director Gene…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100

The authorisation holder may not carry out any of the following practices:1° Functional cerebral neurosurgery ;2° Intracranial and extracranial radiosurgery under stereotactic conditions;3° Paediatric…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-19

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the determination of the method and amount of the remuneration of each of the members of the Management Board, provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: European Works Council set up by agreement.

Article L2342-10

The members of the European Works Council set up by agreement and the experts who assist them are bound : 1° to professional secrecy for all matters relating to manufacturing processes ; 2° To an obli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Interventional activity under medical imaging in neuroradiology

Article R6123-109

Authorisation may only be granted if the holder has a vascular neurology intensive care unit, as referred to in article R. 6123-34-1, on site twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and an intensi…

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