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Showing 50115020 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article R1435-10

…rs to carry out the control missions provided for in article L. 1421-1 of this Code and article L. 313-13 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the Director General of the Regional Health A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2123-4

…embers of the committee of experts are bound by professional secrecy in accordance with article 226-13 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-8

Carrying out an itinerant commercial or craft activity without the prior declaration provided for in article L. 123-29 of the French Commercial Code is punishable by the fine provided for 4th class co…

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

Article L622-17

…ith the exception of those secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-4 et L. 7313-8 of the French Labour Code, legal costs regularly incurred after the opening judgment for the pu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

…the deferred salary, for the year ended and for the current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

…f title I of book II and categories of personnel, including the persons mentioned in article L. 511-13, risk-takers, persons exercising a supervisory function and any employee whose total income falls…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…local, national or international intervention and give rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2. Brucellosis; 3. Anthrax; 4. Chikungunya…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…f weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9, à l'article L. 1333-11, in II of articles L. 1333-13-3 and L. 1333-13-4 and in articles L. 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…le In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-484…

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