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Showing 35613570 of 21241 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 12-12-2007 n° 06-15.547

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D77

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 211-12 du code pénitentiaire, le ministère public près la juridiction qui a prononcé une condamnation à une peine privative de liberté adresse une c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-8-2

To obtain the authorisation referred to in I ofArticle L. 531-6, the applicant shall send the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution its application together with a file containing the infor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-20

In the third paragraph of Article R. 713-12, the words "the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for overseeing chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words "the Minister o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Storage or handling of flammable substances

Article R4216-21

Buildings and premises are designed and constructed in such a way as to comply with: 1° The provisions relating to the prevention of explosions set out in articles R. 4227-42 et seq.; 2° The provision…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

The delegated federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues that they have created, and within the framework of the guidelines set by the Minister responsible for sport,…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-8

When the contract includes an express possibility of price revision, within the limits provided for in article L. 211-12, it shall mention the precise methods of calculation, both upwards and downward…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

I. - The Departmental or Inter-Departmental Council of the College of Nurses, under the supervision of the National Council, carries out the duties defined in article L. 4312-2 at departmental level.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-55

The request for exemption referred to in 3° of Article L. 422-12 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property or, by delegation, to the Director of the National Institute of Indus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-3

Articles Appendix 4-7, Appendix 4-8 and Appendix 4-9 to this Title respectively specify:1° The list of services provided by judicial auctioneers, commercial court registrars, bailiffs, court administr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-11

Water entering a wastewater collection system must, except in the case of unusual situations, particularly those due to heavy rainfall, be subjected to treatment before being discharged into the natur…

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