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Showing 421430 of 50630 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 28-2-2018 n° 17-13.269

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy is made up of a maximum of one hundred and nine members with voting rights, plus the members of the college of territorial health councils who also have…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-28

I.-When a work is produced solely by one or more legal entities established in France, at least 50% of the final cost of that work must be covered by the expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-28

The opening judgment shall stop the accrual of legal and contractual interest, as well as all late payment interest and surcharges, unless it concerns interest resulting from loan contracts concluded…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Withholding of copyright tax

Article 285 bis

1. Publishers, collective rights management organisations and producers who pay the rights referred to in 2 of III of article 293 B must, except where the author has waived this arrangement pursuant t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-28

PPE-LS means any device or means defined in article R. 322-27 intended to be worn or held by a person in order to protect them against one or more risks likely to threaten their health and safety. The…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28

The delegation contract referred to in article L. 131-14 sets out the conditions under which the federation exercises the prerogatives of public authority delegated to it and the tasks entrusted to it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-28

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 5121-25, for the medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the followin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 quinquies

1. A veterinary inspection fee is charged on imports into the customs territory, under all customs procedures, of animal products or products of animal origin, live animals and feed of non-animal orig…

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

Article L221-28

The right of withdrawal may not be exercised for contracts: 1° The supply of services fully performed before the end of the withdrawal period and, if the contract imposes an obligation on the consumer…

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