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Showing 80218030 of 27707 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-9-2017 n° 16-23.590

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…S AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-3-1 the loi n°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…es titres d'indemnisation prioritaires et des titres d'indemnisation créés en application de la loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des français rapatriés d'outre-mer.21° Les avan…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Cross-border partial transfer of assets

Article L236-48

A cross-border partial contribution of assets is the transaction whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée with its registered office in France participates in a transaction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

The obligations of notification to the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products or of information incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

Subject to the following paragraph and to the provisions of article R. 5315-12 with regard to the decisions covered by 8° of article R. 5315-3, the decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-29

I. - The articles R. 2311-1 to R. 2311-9 and the articles R. 2311-11 to D. 2311-14 and article D. 2311-16 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a medical device or its accessories is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros: 1° Without the EU declar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-7

The reports drawn up by the sworn and approved agents mentioned in Article L. 331-19 may be drawn up in electronic form. In this case, a secure electronic signature is used under the conditions provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

I.-Placing on the market or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Wi…

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