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Showing 17011710 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-53

…h Articles R. 123-92 to R. 123-98 by affixing its secure electronic signature, as defined by Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Driving authorisation for the use of certain mobile work equipment or equipment for lifting loads

Article R4323-56

…ence benefit from the enhanced individual monitoring provided for in articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 in application of II of article R. 4624-23.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-68

…s to the activities of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction provided for in article L. 321-28-1, shall be sent to the Conseil des maisons de vente by teleprocedure on its website. This reques…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Reductions in sentence provided for by article 721

Article D116-6

…ined by the sentence enforcement committee. This notice informs the sentenced person that he or she may submit written observations to the committee on his or her own behalf or through his or her lawy…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…d assignment up to a maximum of three years; 5° To the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-28; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit of the spouse or p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

…ce, whatever its nature.The execution of a police sentence or a non-custodial correctional sentence may be suspended or split for serious medical, family, professional or social reasons. The decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20

…pinion of the regional health agency, a health care establishment or a healthcare cooperation group may entrust one or more sterilisation operations to a third party.The draft contract is sent by regi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…he exception of the revenues mentioned in this 4°, capped in accordance with I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012 of the confiscated sums managed by the agency…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-143

…ave been rejected.II - In the light of the documents referred to in I, the Nuclear Safety Authority may request that the public utility easements referred to in Article L. 1333-26 be established.III-T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-2

…rements provided for in II of article R. 1333-33 ; 2° If the reference level set in article R. 1333-28 is exceeded, for the owners of establishments open to the public mentioned in article D. 1333-32,…

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