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Showing 18111820 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article R214-32-4-1-2

For the purposes of this section, with the exception of articles R. 214-32-20 and R. 214-32-35, references to Member States, Member States of the European Union and the European Union shall be underst…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

…service, such an adjustment or conversion does not appear possible, the sentence enforcement judge may set the date of incarceration. Failing a decision by the sentence enforcement judge within six m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…rried out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-2

I. - The decision of the regional or central council shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the pharmacist concerned, to the national council, to the director genera…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1597

…s acting as public prosecutors, court clerks, bailiffs, lawyers, unofficial defenders and notaries, may not become assignees of litigious suits, rights and actions which fall within the jurisdiction o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1594

Anyone not prohibited by law may buy or sell.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Who may buy or sell.

Article 1596

Cannot make themselves purchasers, on pain of nullity, either by themselves or by interposed persons: Guardians, of the property of those of whom they have guardianship; Agents, of the property they a…

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

Article D1453-2-15

Requests for reimbursement or compensation are managed by the Agence de services et de paiement, with which the Ministry of Labour has concluded an agreement. The form and documents required for proce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Economic solidarity groups.

Article L5132-15-2

…and to guarantee the continuity of pathways to integration, a legal entity governed by private law may carry out or coordinate one or more integration actions as referred to in sub-section 1 of this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…esulting from the defect or inaccuracy of the built property declarations provided for in articles 1406 and 1502, and those provided for in XVII of article 34 of law n° 2010-1658 du 29 décembre 2010 d…

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