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Showing 10811090 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-24

…for the Economy, carries out the duties defined by Article L. 615-1 and Articles D. 615-1 to D. 615-8 of this Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-24

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 7124-6 to L. 7124-8 relating to working hours and rest periods is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-24

…mpliance with the occupational exposure limit values provided for in articles R. 4451-6 and R. 4451-8 to be guaranteed. II.-The employer shall put in place: 1° Specific signs appropriate to the design…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-18

…gents and, where applicable, subcontractors recruited under the conditions provided for in Article 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, for the purposes of designing, developing, maintaini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-183

…in the first paragraph submits a specific programme of operations for approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers under the conditions set out in the general regulations of that authority. Howeve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis

…% on improvement, conversion, development and maintenance work other than that mentioned in article 278-0 bis A relating to premises for residential use, completed more than two years ago, with the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-5

…oduct and, where applicable, the other persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1142-24-2. The opinion of the College of Experts is issued within six months of the referral to the Offic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Liability regime

Article L133-18

…ent transaction reported by the payment service user under the conditions set out in Article L. 133-24, the payer's payment service provider shall reimburse the payer the amount of the unauthorised tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-24

…help to ensure that the joint medical record referred to in the second paragraph of Article R. 2142-8 is properly kept. When they work in a medically assisted procreation centre, they participate in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

The appointment to the agency committee of the representatives of the categories of staff is the subject of an agreement between the representative trade union organisations concerned. In the event th…

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