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Showing 11711180 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

…le R. 4411-73 of the Labour Code;7° The label provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.The documents to be supplied…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4153-17

…egories defined in sections 2.4, 2.13, 2.14 and parts 4 and 5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions and in the form laid dow…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…3-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26 may be waived by contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L2332-2

…ommittee level. Compliance with these provisions waives the obligations set out in articles L. 2323-26 to L. 2323-44 for the social and economic committees of the companies belonging to the group.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-34

…in charge and the interim pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) in charge as defined in articles R. 5142-26 and R. 5142-27 and setting out their responsibilities. The company also sends a copy, as appropri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-72

Deeds of renunciation (numbers 26 and 27 in Table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Emolument 26…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-11

…creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-19

…arried out. If the certificates mentioned in articles R. 2131-2, R. 2131-18, R. 2131-23 and R. 2131-26-1 are drawn up , a copy of these is kept by the centre. The documents mentioned in this article a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-19

…taken on the application.Where the accelerated procedure provided for in Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27 is applied, this communication may be made when the decision is notified.>

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-81

…n Articles 52 or 63 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or other instruments that may be fully converted into core capital instruments or amort…

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