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Showing 91819190 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions

Article L6213-6-1

For Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down specific arrangements for the accreditati…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-6

…compliance procedures is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter I…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishment of filiation by possession of status

Article 317

…ise.The acte de notoriété is established on the basis of the statements of at least three witnesses and any other documents produced that attest to a sufficient collection of facts within the meaning…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-6 bis

The commercial court clerk invested with a delegation mandate in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 27 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of mini…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-6

Article L. 3253-15 is applicable with the exception of the last paragraph. When the mandataire judiciaire, the administrator or the liquidator receives sums due to employees from an institution locate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-6

If justified by the nature of the offence for which an online complaint is made, the victim is informed that any false statement may expose him or her to criminal prosecution, in accordance with the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Capture of computer data

Article D15-1-6

The departments, units and bodies, referred to in Article 706-95-17, that may carry out operations to install the technical devices referred to in Article 706-102-1 sont :-the national judicial police…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-2

The office of commercial court judge is incompatible with holding office as a representative in the European Parliament.It is also incompatible with holding office as a regional councillor, department…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-1

…councillor, an office of president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of commerce and industry or the network of chambers of trade and crafts or another office of commercial court ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-6

Health centres may be members of territorial professional health communities within the meaning of article L. 1434-12.

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