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Showing 29212930 of 28591 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 13-7-2005 n° 04-13.764

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 5: Traffic on waterways.

Article L343-7

The rules governing the use of watercraft on rivers are set out in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-38

When placement under mobile electronic surveillance has been ordered as part of judicial supervision for a person sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-74

The medical commission provided for in article L. 6431-13 participates, through its opinions, in defining the medicinal products and medical devices policy within the health agency, in particular in d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

The owner of a business subject to the lien or pledge provided for in Chapters I to III of Title IV of this Book must, prior to joining a collective shop and transferring the business to the said shop…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R783-7

…the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 March…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-7

…the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 March…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-7

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-6, foreign students holding the residence permit referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 may enter into : 1° A professionalisation contract as referred to in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-39

The public prosecutor may ask the competent authority of the sentencing State whether it consents to the sentenced person being prosecuted, sentenced or deprived of liberty in France for an offence co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for oncology surgery

Article R6123-92-7

Authorisation for oncological surgery of the otorhinolaryngeal and maxillofacial sphere with grades A and B may only be granted if the health care establishment has an organisation allowing access, on…

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