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Showing 24612470 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-119

I.-The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing :1° A description of the nuclear activity to be carried out and the reasons for this ;2° General information about the est…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-11

Programme or commitment authorisations and any revisions thereto are presented by the President of the Metropolitan Council. They are voted by the Metropolitan Council when adopting the budget for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

…to R. 4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.- For application in New…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-2

I.-The Public Prosecutor's Office may inform the administration in writing of the following decisions made against a person it employs, including on a voluntary basis, when they concern a crime or off…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-11

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award additional service or works contracts consisting of services not included in the contract initially concluded but which hav…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-11

…e scope of article L. 5132-9, the employee's remuneration, within the meaning of article L. 3221-3, may not be less than that which would be received by an employee with equivalent qualifications occu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-111

…ities held in the associated securities account and the amount of cash withdrawals. Management fees may also be debited to the account in cash. This account may not have a debit balance. III. - When t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-11

…ent sets out the terms and conditions under which the information provided for in Article D. 341-13 may be communicated directly to the Banque de France. It may also provide for the registration numbe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-11

…didates include as many names as there are seats for France on the special negotiating body. Voting may take place separately at the premises of each company, subsidiary or establishment. The counting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-11

…didates include as many names as there are seats for France on the special negotiating body. Voting may take place separately at the premises of each company, subsidiary or establishment. The counting…

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