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Showing 241250 of 31856 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 14 June 2000 · Cass. com. 18 January 2011 · Cass. com. 22 March 2017 · CA Versailles 21 December 2001 · Cass. com. 11 July 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-22

…of the pharmacists in charge or delegates, their replacement may not exceed one year, except in the case of military obligations. In this case, the replacement period is extended until the impediment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Adjudication

Article L211-21

…to pay up shares.The provisions of this article do not apply to auctions of public debt securities carried out on behalf of the State.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

…fore making the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the credit t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-21

Apart from the cases provided for by article 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to sociétés civiles professionnelles and by article R. 6223-22 imposing special majority conditions, deci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rent reviews.

Article R145-21

…court may not, under any circumstances, exceed the limits of the offer and the demand made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-37 and in accordance with article R. 145-20 or pursuant to a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1839

…first paragraph shall be barred after three years from the registration of the company or the publication of the instrument amending the Articles of Association.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220

1. a) Upon justification, the withholding tax to which the income from transferable securities, referred to in the articles 108 to 119,238 septies Band 1678 bis, received by the company or legal perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-14

…rmance study involving an intervention on the patient which is not justified by the patient's usual care and which exposes the patient to risks and constraints which are not minimal, the sponsor provi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187

Where an appeal is lodged against an order other than a settlement order or where the case is referred directly to the Investigating Chamber, pursuant to Articles 81, ninth paragraph, 82-1, second par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-21

In the cases provided for in article 706-18, the committal or arrest warrant shall remain enforceable; the prosecution or investigation acts and formalities that took place before the decision to reli…

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