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Showing 621630 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications relating to spirit drinks, and the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-112

…age in use in France is the language used most often. However, this condition does not apply in the case of fictional works taken from operas and produced in the language of the libretto, documentary…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-21

…provisions of articles L. 242-2 to L. 242-5 relating to the formation of sociétés anonymes are applicable in the event of a capital increase.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

…L. 521-3, L. 521-3-1, L. 525-5 and L. 525-6-1.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the application of this article.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-113

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4341-21

Only persons who satisfy the conditions laid down in articles L. 4341-2 and L. 4341-6 for the practice of the profession of speech and language therapist may use the title of speech and language thera…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-21

…the credit referred to in article L. 312-57, the information on the cost of credit that must be indicated in advertising pursuant to article L. 312-6 must be provided using a representative example me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-21

…ate on partial recognition of the sentencing decision, he or she shall examine whether an agreement can be reached, after considering the possible arrangements for such a solution in conjunction with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-124

…the libretto;3° At least 50% of the final cost of the production must be spent in France or, in the case of an international co-production, at least 50% of the French participation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional platform organisations

Article L7343-21

…ct of association when the representation of these platforms and the negotiation of agreements applicable to them in their relations with the workers mentioned in article L. 7341-1 is part of their co…

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