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Showing 74017410 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article R2691-1

For the application of articles L. 2691-1 and L. 2691-2, the proportion between, on the one hand, the unemployment rate for young people under 25 years of age recorded in one of the territories mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Dissolution

Article L22-10-72

…equest of any interested party, order the dissolution of the company if the number of shareholders has been reduced to less than seven for more than one year for companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R233-6

European Union citizens subject to transitional measures by their accession treaty who were admitted to the French labour market on the date of their country's accession to the European Union or subse…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…ilure by the marketing authorisation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Counci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-5

The decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting taken pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 229-2 is the subject of a notice inserted in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-3

…rty handed over to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy pursuant to articles LO 6271-1 et LO 6271-2 as well as for the operation of services. The State, the region or the department of Guadeloupe reco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-3

…operty handed over to the collectivity of Saint-Martin pursuant to articles LO 6371-1 and LO 6371-2 as well as for the operation of services. The State, the region or the department of Guadeloupe reco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recognised foreign markets.

Article D423-3

Persons domiciled or having their registered office outside the territory of the Republic are authorised to solicit the public in France with a view to trading on a recognised foreign market in transf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

…s and their separate technical units, systems or components are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval and market surv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-14

Each workstation or part of the work equipment is fitted with an operating device enabling either all the work equipment or only part of it to be stopped, depending on the existing risks, so that the…

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