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Showing 22812290 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-137

…sion of a building company or the sale of dwellings belonging to the same property complex (number 124 in table 5) gives rise to the levying of a fee proportional to the total of the secured claims, i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-13

The lists of "Espoirs" and national team athletes are drawn up for one year by the Minister for Sport, on the recommendation of the relevant federation and after consultation with the national technic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…nd the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ruling on the claimant's or his heirs' rights to compensation ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-13

…sions of this Title is authorised provided that a visible sign clearly indicates that these devices may not be placed on the market or put into service until they have been brought into conformity.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-13

…not used on samples from participants and that a visible sign clearly indicates that these devices may not be placed on the market or put into service until they have been brought into compliance.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Other product-related offences

Article L451-15

Natural persons guilty of the offences punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-14 also incur as additional penalties the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Victim support office

Article D47-6-15

…ictims' assistance associations that have been granted general competence pursuant to article D. 1-12-1 and, where appropriate, court officials or agents. The task of the victim support office is to i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…es and, where applicable, one or more of the public establishments attached to one or more of them, may set up joint services, responsible for carrying out functional or operational tasks, including t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-2

I. - As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person accused of one or more of the offences provided for in Articles 433-1,433-2,435-3,435…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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