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Showing 39213930 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…d the allocation of results; 6° Borrowings; 7° Acquisitions, exchanges and disposals of real estate as well as the taking out and sale of leases with a term of more than three years;8° The taking out,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-34

…pplication for authorisation in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 212-10-8 to R. 212-10-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-66

…sing equivalent supervisory functions, without referring to the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-2

…ngs of municipalities concerned, ensure their development and management, either on a self-managed basis or through the appointment of a public or private legal entity. In the latter case, this legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-6

Articles 11 and 11 bis A of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants are applicable to reservists during the periods of employment or training for which they ha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2197-23

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of contracts, purchasers and holders may have recourse to the Company Mediator.The Company Mediator acts as a third party, without decision-making…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Consignment subject to authorisation by the liberty and custody judge

Article L512-37

The liberties and detention judge may order the release of the consignment measure at any time.It is de jure in all cases where the authorised agents have noted the conformity of the consigned goods o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Variants

Article R2151-11

In the case of supply or service contracts, a variant may not be rejected solely on the grounds that, if it were accepted, it would lead to a service contract instead of a supply contract or to a supp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Title I: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L1110-1

The contracts, partnership contracts and defence or security contracts defined in this Title are public contracts subject to the provisions of Part Two.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-1

…December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 L. 112-6-1 Act no. 2011-331 of 28 March 2011 L. 112-7 Act no . 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 L. 112-11 to L. 112-13 Order no. 2017-125…

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