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Showing 15911600 of 19332 articles for Art. 1593 · Cass. civ. 19 February 1946

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L611-2

…le and, insofar as they are not contrary to them, by those of Chapter I of Title II of the Act of 8 February 1995 referred to in article L. 611-1.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809-2

In French Polynesia, the civil servants and agents mentioned in Article 35 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia are deputy judicial police offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary sanctions

Article L6241-5

…by a doctor or pharmacist to provide the information provided for in articles L. 4113-9 and L. 4221-19 respectively , in the cases mentioned in article L. 6223-3, or to provide false information, cons…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…t March 2007 Article R. 411-1-4 Decree no. 2015-595 of 2 June 2015 Article R. 411-2 Decree no. 2004-199 of 25 February 2004 Article R. 411-3 Decree no. 2015-515 of 7 May 2015 Article R. 411-4 Decree n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Municipal police

Article L2573-18

…r in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 2212-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2212-2 law no. 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 L. 2212-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 De…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article R773-18

…icle R. 531-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accordance with Com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition

Article R774-18

…e R. 531-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accordance with Com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-20

…to which the employee is entitled, as applicable, in application of articles L. 1225-17 to L. 1225-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-16

…ssociations, and their establishments, offering one of the services provided for in article L. 2223-19 and authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, inform their employees or agents of the nee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5-1

…e L. 5132-5-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the termination of this employment contract is declared in the same way.

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