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Showing 32713280 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: Elections

Article R4441-14

…r concerned or, failing this, the President of the National Council, will send all voters a list of candidates, printed in alphabetical order on white paper, indicating their addresses, dates of birth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…ies are part of a complex scheme or organisation; information systems do not allow the transactions carried out between the entity and related parties and the corresponding accounting balances to be i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Common provisions

Article R53-21-25

The recording of personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. The recording and consultation of the file is carried out via secure telecommunication means. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478 bis

…tablishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second year following that during which the ext…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

I.-Ionising radiation sources and batches of radioactive sources are classified in category A, B, C or D as defined in Annexes 13-7 and 13-8.The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall inform…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-22

LAND MOTOR VEHICLE EVENTS IN WHICH SPEED IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE CLASSIFICATION, AND WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE DISCIPLINES COVERED BY THE DELEGATION GRANTED BY THE MINISTRY OF SPOR…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-8

…l data implemented by means of the joint national information system referred to in Article R. 6323-21-7.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-14

…hortest possible period, which may not exceed twenty-one days from the date of his request. In this case, the contract is automatically terminated on the date on which a new energy supply contract tak…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-14

…he first round of professional elections, where the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2143-23 are applied, the validity of the company or establishment agreement negotiated and concluded…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions.

Article D6124-140

…ich is permanently accessible and equipped for neurosurgery and the other may be shared. Where applicable, an additional room, equipped for performing functional neurosurgery or intracranial and extra…

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