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Showing 151160 of 23678 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Apr. 2011 – no. 10-14.851

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-27

Voting takes place by post. At least fifteen days before the election, the representative of the State shall send the electors :1° The dates and times of the opening and closing of the ballot ;2° Voti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-27

The minimum repayment of the capital borrowed at each instalment provided for in article

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-27

The producer is required to seek ongoing exploitation of the audiovisual work in accordance with the practices of the profession. The scope and conditions of implementation of this obligation and, whe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees.

Article D2573-27

…of locally applicable regulations.III. - For the application of article R. 2252-2, the words: "law no. 84-46 of 24 January 1984 relating to the activity and control of credit institutions" are replac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work within the protection perimeter

Article R1322-27

The provisions of article R. 1322-26 are applied in cases where the owner of a natural mineral water spring declared to be in the public interest asks the Prefect to provisionally order, in applicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-27

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the business to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To businesses that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4127-272

When practising on a self-employed basis, dental surgeons may only have two practices, whatever the form. However, the Conseil national de l'ordre may grant exemptions in exceptional cases, after cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-27

The committee examines the dossier sent by the prefect, which includes the opinion of the director of the training and research unit or, if there are several, the chairman of the medical education coo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-27

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-27

At least four Social and Economic Committee meetings a year deal in whole or in part with the Committee's responsibilities in the areas of health, safety and working conditions, and more frequently if…

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