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Showing 7180 of 66561 articles for Art. 1228 · Cass. com. 1 February 1978 · Cass. com. 10 February 1958 · Cass. com. 3 October 1977 · Cass. ch. req. 7 May 1923 · Cass. 1re civ. 24 May 1966

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Capture of computer data

Article 706-102-1

A technical device may be set up for the purpose, without the consent of the persons concerned, of accessing, recording, retaining and transmitting computer data in any place, as stored in a computer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-76

…nciples and conditions set out in the Articles of Association. However, the Articles of Association may provide that these elements are established by the Supervisory Board. The elements of this polic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-10

In the event of an appeal by one party, within the above time limits, the other parties shall have a further five days in which to lodge an appeal.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-7

…etains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-3-1, and the new specialised finance fund have the same portfolio management company, the sam…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access for the delegate from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Article R*744-24

The administrative authority competent to issue or withdraw the approval referred to in Article R. 744-23 is the Minister responsible for asylum.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-7

The regional development plan may be made compatible for the purposes of an operation declared to be in the public interest. An operation that is not compatible with the provisions of the regional dev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R6341-24-7

…ue to jobseekers and self-employed workers who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-26 is set by decree according to one or more of the following criteria: 1° Their personal situat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-7

…gion or the minister responsible for sports, for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, alone or, when the diploma decree so provides, jointly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-7

…ng the application. Where no Community monograph has been established for the product concerned, he may refer to other appropriate monographs, publications or data.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-73

The liability action against the directors or the managing director mentioned in article L. 225-252 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44.

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