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Showing 13211330 of 46132 articles for Art. 7 December 2000 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 July 2001

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to sole traders with limited liability

Article L711-7

…tor who has made a declaration of constitution of affected assets in accordance with article L. 526-7 du code de commerce, subject to the reservations set out in this article.They apply to over-indebt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article R2223-79

…es not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in accordance with article L. 2223-39, has been carried out at the request of the director of the establishment, the costs resulting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Election of staff representatives to the administrative or supervisory board of a consular higher education establishment

Article R711-77

The staff mentioned in article R. 711-76 who meet the following conditions:1° Be at least eighteen years old;2° Have worked for at least one year during the five years preceding the date of the electi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-7

One of the copies of the articles of association and the list of members of the caisse de crédit agricole mutuel is filed with the clerk of the judicial court.Each year, before 1st June, a director or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…ded for in Articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code;3° Providing financial management for the continuing professional d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-7

…s the ceiling rates that are enforceable against the region pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts;- le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe profe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-23

…verhaul or substantial development of a website dedicated to international sales, up to a limit of €30,000 per company every three years;2° 50% of expenditure relating to digital promotion, up to a li…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-7

…The references to the judicial court are replaced by the reference to the court of first instance; 3° The references to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the higher court of appeal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris ass…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Transfer.

Article 728-62

…o it after leaving it; 2° The offence is not punishable by a custodial sentence or detention order; 3° No custodial or restrictive measure is applied during the proceedings in respect of the offence c…

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