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Showing 73017310 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-16

Supervision of the training provided to apprentices in companies to which decree no. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 relating to craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector applies is carried out by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

Prior to any decision resulting in the temporary or permanent cessation of imprisonment of a person sentenced to a custodial sentence before the expiry date of that sentence, the sentence enforcement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-1

I.-When a company intends to ensure the parallel distribution in France of a proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5124-13-2, it shall inform the marketing authorisation holde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Strategic Grouping Committee

Article R6132-10-1

…tee adopts the shared medical project, on the basis of proposals from the Group Medical Commission, in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 6132-3.II -The Strategy Committee defines, o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

1 The withholding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of article 125 A interest, arrears and all other proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A bis

In accordance with Article L. 269-1 of the code de justice militaire, the fixed procedural fee applies to decisions of armed forces courts.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440-1-1

The information enabling the natural persons mentioned in the decision to be identified, where they are parties or third parties, shall be blacked out by the court clerk before the decision is handed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-1

This section applies to water intended for human consumption, defined as : 1° All water which, either as it is or after treatment, is intended, in public or private places, for drinking, food preparat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (land development and rural establishment companies)

Article 1028

I. - Real estate transactions resulting from the application of the provisions of Article 15, as amended, of Act no. 60-808 du 5 août 1960 d'orientation agricole (1), carried out by sociétés d'aménage…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-13

If the administrative account has not been adopted by the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or, where…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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