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Showing 35713580 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 Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-1

When the Secretary General of the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage decides to carry out the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, he shall authorise the investigators in a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-7

The liberty and custody judge of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the premises to be visited are located or the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court provided for by the decree r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-5

For the sole purpose of investigating or establishing the violations and breaches mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, gathering evidence and tracking down the perpetrators or gathering informati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-2

…se persons may receive remuneration from the French Anti-Doping Agency in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the College. The Secretary General of the French Anti-Doping…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…uns from the day: 1° Of the conclusion of the contract, for contracts for the provision of services and those mentioned in article L. 221-4; 2° Of receipt of the goods by the consumer or a third party…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-18

…eceipt of the summons referred to in Article R. 824-16. It must state the reasons for the challenge and, where appropriate, be accompanied by supporting documents, failing which it will be inadmissibl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-18

The implementation of the regional economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan may be the subject of agreements between the region and one or more competent public establishments fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-18

The articles L. 5212-27, L. 5212-29 to L. 5212-32 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-18

The head of the prison shall take all steps to inform prisoners of the possibility of lodging an appeal on the basis of article 803-8.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-18

…e or of the thing that is the product of the offence. Repetition of the offences provided for in 1° and 2° is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of theCriminal Code.

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