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Showing 18111820 of 19332 articles for Art. 1593 · Cass. civ. 19 February 1946

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…ed for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 Fe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…ighbourhoods for urban policy are located within the meaning of article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion.II. - The municipal council of the muni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Labelling of cosmetic products

Article R5131-4

…made available on the market shall bear the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-17

This section relates to the application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, done at Washington on 19 June 1970, hereinafter referred to as the "Washington Treaty".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article R1238-3

…to issue an employee with an employment certificate, in breach of the provisions of article L. 1234-19, is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to members of the Executive Council.

Article R4422-3

Articles R. 4135-8-1 to R. 4135-19-4 are applicable to the president and members of the Corsican Executive Council.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…ance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained, modified or revoked by the investigating and trial court…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

…where applicable, of the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-8

…cuments. Suspension of accreditation is made public in the register provided for in Article D. 6221-19.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R304

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