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Showing 341350 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article D1123-27

…on guidelines for the Committees for the Protection of Individuals and organising their evaluation; 8° Draw up a training programme for members of the Committees for the Protection of Individuals.

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

Article D2573-27

…guaranteed by one or more local authorities on a single loan is set at 50%. It may be increased to 80% for development projects carried out in application of locally applicable regulations.III. - For…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1836

The Articles of Association may only be amended, in the absence of a clause to the contrary, by unanimous agreement of the partners. Under no circumstances may the commitments of a partner be increase…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liability for offences

Article 1809

In the event of the use of undeclared stills, the persons for whom such equipment is or has been used, as well as the owners, operators, users and drivers of the said equipment, shall be liable to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 8: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis

Article L211-24

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18 of this code may enter into any timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq. of the French Consum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-24

…r responsible for health transmit to the body managing the register referred to in article D. 4113-118 a weekly update of data to supplement that mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 185

…of an appeal by the person under investigation against the committal order provided for in Article 181, the public prosecutor has a further five days in which to lodge a cross-appeal from the date of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-5

When the standard counterfoil receipt provided for in Article A. 37-27-1 is issued by an automated system involving the printing of sheets to be given to the offender or the perpetrator of the offence…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-246

…fts sector, the status of craftsman or artisan d'art provided for in Articles 1st and 2 Decree No. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 on craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector, as well as the statu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1882

If the thing lent perishes by a fortuitous event which the borrower could have secured by using his own, or if, being able to keep only one of the two, he preferred his own, he is liable for the loss…

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