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Showing 621630 of 57087 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 26-1-2023 n° 21-18.653 FB

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-26

For the application of Article L. 621-12, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. It r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-26

In the case provided for in article R. 5127-18, the public prosecutor notifies the interested party that the single sample is to be submitted for expert examination and informs him that he has three c…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 266 sexies occurs and this tax is payable at the time when :1. The receipt of waste in a facility mentioned in 1 of I of article 266 sexies ;1a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Use of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff for temporary work assignments in public health establishments

Article R6146-26

The daily ceiling referred to in article L. 6146-3 of the expenses likely to be incurred by a public health establishment in respect of a temporary work assignment for a doctor, odontologist or pharma…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-26

Where, pursuant to Article L. 626-14, the decision adopting or amending the plan orders the temporary inalienability of the debtor's movable capital goods, and has become res judicata, the plan execut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-26

Any employer who is obliged to dismiss, revoke or suspend the activity of a nurse or employed nurse whose professional practice exposes patients to serious danger shall inform the Director General of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-26

The offences provided for by articles 222-34 to 222-40 of the Penal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by article 450-1 of the same code when its purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Pharmacovigilance

Article L5121-26

The procedures for implementing this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the procedures for organising the pharmacovigilance system for medicinal products and th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

I.-When a statutory auditor registered on the list mentioned in I of Article L. 822-1 has not declared the information mentioned in Article R. 821-14-7 or paid the contributions due under Article L. 8…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-26

To exercise the powers provided for in 1° of I and IV of article L. 5219-5, operating and investment expenditure and revenue are tracked and individualised in a document entitled "état spécial territo…

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