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Showing 97919800 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-9

Debt remissions granted, for the application of Article L. 626-6, by financial administrations, social security bodies, Pôle emploi on behalf of the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-98

Diving in a pool or diving pit whose depth exceeds 6 metres is subject to the provisions relating to diving in the natural environment. By way of derogation from the provisions of subsections 1 and 2,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

The following shall apply to the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 511-1no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exceptio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5 to a foreigner who actually fulfils the conditions for issue;2° When it is considering refusing…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article R733-17-1

…payment of the rental debt previously granted by the judge seized pursuant to the article 24 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-16

The Minister of the Interior may, in the cases provided for in 1 and 3 of article L. 3332-15, close these establishments for a period of between three months and one year. Where applicable, the period…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…icle L. 211-1 of the Insurance Code;5° ter A 12.5% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2016 and 13.4% for premiums or contributions due from 1 January 2017, for legal protection insurance…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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