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Showing 351360 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-7

The online complaints service provides the victim, in a printable format, with a receipt for the complaint as well as a copy of the report of receipt of the complaint, which is signed, in accordance w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-7

The regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment informs the employer of the registered employee of the acquisition and withdrawal of the status of trade union repre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20-7

For the application of this section, the Minister of Defence shall exercise the powers conferred on the competent regional health agency for army hospitals, whose technical opinion he may seek if nece…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-75-2

The arbitration clause or the arbitration agreement shall designate the arbitrator(s) or define the procedures for choosing the arbitrator(s), which must guarantee the impartiality of the arbitrator(s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-7

Administrators judiciaire and mandataires judiciaires shall declare, by 31 January at the latest, to the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et mandataires judiciaires the conditions unde…

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In force

Article Annexe 7-2

NUMBER OF JUDGES AND NUMBER OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCIAL COURTSDEPARTMENTSHEADQUARTERS of the commercial courtHEADQUARTERS of the commercial court

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-71-2

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience undertaken during the employment initiative contract may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-7

The data referred to in II and III of Article R. 5121-201-5 and a copy of the administration record referred to in Article R. 5121-201-6 shall be kept by the establishments referred to in Article R. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Borrowings

Article D6145-72-2

Where the conditions set out in Article D. 6145-72-1 are not met, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may authorise public health institutions to use an assignment of receivables notifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-1

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member State of the European Union shall send to the intermediaries mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of Art…

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