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Showing 30413050 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 915

For the application of article 251, in the event of an impediment occurring before or during the session, the assessors are replaced by order of the President of the High Court of Appeal.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Control

Article R6333-15

…use of funds which do not comply with the rules defined by articles R. 6332-22, R. 6333-7, R. 6333-9, R. 6333-11, R. 6333-13 and R. 6333-14 give rise to a payment of an equal amount to the Treasury u…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I bis: Provisions relating to the duty allocated to the compensation fund for the profession of solicitors at the courts of appeal

Article 963

Where the appeal falls within the scope of Article 1635 bis P of the General Tax Code, the parties must provide proof of payment of the duty provided for in that Article, failing which the appeal or t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Orders on request.

Article 959

…before the court involve the constitution of a lawyer under the conditions provided for in Article 930-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Condoms.

Article R5134-15

The provisions of articles R. 5122-5, R. 5122-6, R. 5122-7, R. 5122-9 and R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16 are applicable to condom advertising. Applications for approval must be accompanied either by the cer…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-15

…ed, verifies that the conditions of articles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UC

I. - The provisions of I and 4° to 9° of II of Article 150 U s appliquent:a) Aux plus-values réalisées lors de la cession de biens mentionnés au a du 1° du II de l'article L. 214-81 of the Monetary an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-15

…st have at least one professional trained and competent under the conditions defined in articles D. 4364-8, D. 4364-9, D. 4364-10 and D. 4364-11 on the days and during the hours when patients receive…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Trial of crimes

Article 909

For the application of article 236, the President of the High Court of Appeal shall, if necessary, convene the Criminal Court by order made after consulting the Public Prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

For the application of Article L. 463-4 as part of the review of proposed mergers provided for in Title III, persons providing information to the Competition Authority shall at the same time specify t…

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