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Showing 15211530 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R774-19

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Simple livestock.

Article 1808

In the event of a dispute, the lessee is required to prove the fortuitous event, and the lessor is required to prove the fault he imputes to the lessee.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-18

The holder of a parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary medicinal product shall immediately inform the marketing authorisation holder in the country of origin of any serious adverse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-9

A report of the electoral operations is drawn up by the polling station and immediately sent to the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion and to the agents authorised to represent the lis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee member of the board of directors of a mutual association, union or federation.

Article L2411-19

Article L. 114-24 of the French Mutual Code sets out the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employees who are members of the board of directors of a mut…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Remote access to correspondence stored by means of electronic communications accessible by means of a computer identifier

Article 706-95-3

The operations mentioned in articles 706-95-1 and 706-95-2 are carried out under the authority and control of the magistrate who authorised them and may not, on pain of nullity, have any purpose other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest with electronic surveillance and pre-trial detention

Article D32-30

When one or more of the obligations and prohibitions mentioned in Article D. 32-29 have been imposed, the victim may, if he or she expressly consents and for a specified period, be allocated a remote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation of Disciplinary Boards and Chambers

Article D4125-34

…rned at its plenary session devoted to the budget. This amount may not exceed a total equal, per half-day of attendance, to 10% of the monthly ceiling provided for in the first paragraph of article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-9

…ither ex officio or on the proposal of the magistrate delegated to judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities.The judge will first hear the customs officer, who may examine the file relating…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

…specifies in particular : 1° A description of the activities envisaged; 2° The number of positions and the nature of the employment contracts giving entitlement to the aid whose creation is envisaged…

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