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Showing 27612770 of 44263 articles for Art. CE 23-2-2000 n° 162659

French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2507

…the application to Mayotte of article 1873-13, the words: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4" are replaced by the words: "832 to 832-2".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disputes.

Article L7122-27

Disputes arising from the application to public sector employers mentioned in Article L. 5424-1 of the provisions of Article L. 7122-23, relating to compulsory declarations, follow the jurisdictional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-278

…g to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R341-24

…of the third paragraph of article L. 314-23 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Levies

Article R512-22

3° Name and signature of the analyst; > Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory. Sealed samples are kept by the laboratory.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Final provisions.

Article R5221-29

An order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, specifies the conditions for applying th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L152-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In article L. 142-1 to L. 142-4, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-26

There is no need to use the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23 to appoint as clerk of the new court a natural or legal person who, pursuant to article R. 742-29, is the clerk of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-28

I.-Any dispute concerning the price stated in the repurchase offer referred to in Article L. 236-40 shall be brought before the court within whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 257

…s as the immovable property to which they relate:1° Rights in rem in immovable property, with the exception of rentals resulting from leases which confer a right of enjoyment;2° Rights relating to pro…

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