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Showing 44914500 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Searches

Article 706-91

…ents of the information relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 require it, the examining magistrate may authorise judicial police officers acting on a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-77

…ly be granted to a health establishment that fulfils the conditions laid down in articles L. 1243-6 and L. 6122-2 and has on site : 1° A hospitalisation unit with rooms equipped with an air treatment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Public holidays.

Article L3164-7

…ployed every day of the week, subject to the minimum rest period provided for in articles L. 3132-2 and L. 3164-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-7

…shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4342-4 and the conditions under which the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 74-1

Before the celebration of the marriage, the future spouses shall confirm the identity of the witnesses declared pursuant to Article 63 or, where applicable, designate new witnesses chosen by them.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-77

If the text of a bill of exchange is altered, signatories subsequent to the alteration are bound by the terms of the altered text; earlier signatories are bound by the terms of the original text.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-72

…evision by written request to the lender.In this case, the borrower's right to credit is terminated and repayment of the credit already used is made in instalments, unless the borrower advises otherwi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-7

In the case of international travel, operators of means of transport, transport infrastructures and travel agencies are obliged to inform their passengers or customers of the public health risks ident…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-78

In the case provided for in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R450-7

…n allowance, the amount of which shall be set by order of the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget.

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