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Showing 321330 of 31098 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 22-6-2016 n° 15-19.471

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-22

In situations of vital urgency and in the absence of therapeutic alternatives, the doctor may also waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Ministe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions.

Article R143-22

For the application of articles L. 143-2, L. 143-6, L. 143-10 and L. 143-13, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-22

The following are members of the Payment Security Observatory:1° A Member of Parliament and a Senator ;2° Eight representatives of the administrations concerned:a) One representative of the General Se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conformity assessment with internal production control, also known as the "EC self-certification" procedure

Article R4313-22

The manufacturer, importer or any other person responsible for placing the equipment on the market shall draw up the technical file provided for in Article R. 4313-6 for each type of machine or person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Rules applicable to forward financial instruments and the assignment of receivables before their maturity.

Article R214-226

I.-The cases mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 214-177 and the second paragraph of I of article L. 214-183, in which approval of a specific programme of operations is not required, are a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-22

The automated processing of personal data, referred to in II of Article 515-11-1 and known as the "anti-rapprochement bracelet", is governed by Articles R. 631-6 to R. 631-14 of the Prison Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

As long as the enforcement of the sentence has not begun, the representative of the public prosecutor's office may, at any time, decide to withdraw the certificate, subject to article 728-22-1. He sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-22

At the request of the administrator, the court may order the total or partial sale of the business if the proposed plan or plans appear manifestly unsuitable for the recovery of the business or in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

I. - A royalty is levied, for the benefit of the communes, on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by hol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Rules applicable to forward financial instruments and the assignment of receivables before their maturity.

Article R214-225

The financing institution may carry out, within the limit of its assets, repurchase agreements or any other transaction involving the temporary purchase and sale of securities, subject to the followin…

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