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Showing 54915500 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Article R771-6

…supérieur d'appel";5° References to the département are replaced by references to the collectivity;6° In the absence of adaptation, references made by provisions of this code applicable to Saint-Pier…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-6

…ns confinées d'organismes génétiquement modifiés, under the conditions laid down in articles R. 532-6 and R. 532-8 of the Environment Code. The period provided for in the first paragraph is then suspe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Objectives and resources agreement

Article D6323-21-6

If the ceilings are exceeded or if the targets set out in articles D. 6323-21-3 and D. 6323-21-4 are not achieved, the Minister responsible for vocational training, on a proposal from the regional pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The town council.

Article D2573-6

…7 April 2000R. 2121-9Decree no. 2021-1311 of 7 October 2021 R. 2121-10 and R. 2121-11 Decree no. 2016-146 of 11 February 2016 D. 2121-12 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000I bis. - For the application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-65

Shares owned in breach of articles L. 22-10-61 and L. 22-10-62 must be sold within one year of their subscription or acquisition. On expiry of this period, they must be cancelled..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-6

When his alternate cannot replace him, the full member may give a mandate to another full member, who may not receive more than one mandate. The provisions of articles R. 133-8 and R. 133-9 of the Cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-5

Establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry may initiate pooling initiatives and conclude agreements with each other for the purpose, in particular, of sharing skills or creatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-6

…d for the purchase of goods and services eligible for the reimbursements mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1. Failure to comply with the obligations set out in the first two paragraphs is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…med, and in general whenever the public prosecution of the requesting State has been extinguished ; 6° When the act for which extradition has been requested is punishable under the legislation of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…0 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application in…

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