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Showing 811820 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-9

…be removed from their shoes, attached, semi-fixed or movable floor coverings, in particular carpets and gratings, are prohibited, with the exception of channel covers for gratings. II.-Floor coverings…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-ministerial cooperation and exchanges of information relating to the fight against trafficking in doping substances or methods

Article D232-99

In each region and in Corsica, a regional commission to combat trafficking in doping substances or methods is set up.Its purpose is to lead and coordinate the work of the decentralised government depa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-10

The president of the local authority attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local auth…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article D223-9

…of commercial canvassing, including that referred to in article L. 223-5, is authorised on the one hand only from Monday to Friday, except when these days are public holidays pursuant to article L. 31…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-9

…gs, illicit content provided by the National Centre for the Analysis of Images of Child Pornography and not allowing natural persons to be identified.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-9

…1, whether or not they have been taken out under the authorisation provided for in the same article and in article L. 382-1. II. - Individual rights relating to these contracts are only transferable w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-9

…curative treatment of cancerous tumours associated with these authorisations.II.The provisions of I and IV of article D. 6124-131 and of articles D. 6124-131-3, D. 6124-131-4, D. 6124-131-5, D. 6124-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-6

…mentioned in article D. 211-9-5 may transmit or issue shareholders' votes under his signature. The mandates and proxies referred to in article D. 211-9-5 shall be kept for a period of three years from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-4

Without prejudice to Article R. 22-10-28 of the French Commercial Code, the right to attend General Meetings of undertakings for collective investment in the form of companies whose shares are admitte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-1

The registration referred to in 3 of article L. 211-4 may be made in the form of a collective account or in several individual accounts, each corresponding to an owner.

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