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Showing 52815290 of 23897 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-11-1974 n° 73-12.925

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

The information sent pursuant to Article L. 1341-1 to the bodies responsible for toxicovigilance and to the body mentioned in Article L. 4411-4 of the Labour Code, at their request, includes :1° The e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-1

…following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L153-1

…the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-3

…"as well as by the employees of a société coopérative de production within the meaning of the loi n° 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut de sociétés coopératives de production" are deleted.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L442-1

The references to the Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales in Articles L. 422-3 to L. 422-8 and L. 422-11 to L. 422-15 are replaced, where applicable, by the provisions of the Code des Commune…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the Criminal Appeals Chamber

Article 520-1

In the event of an appeal against an order made pursuant to article 495-11, the court shall hear the case and rule on the merits without being able to impose a more severe sentence than that approved…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L670-5

Other than the cases provided for in Article L. 643-11, creditors also recover their right to take individual legal action against the debtor where the court finds, of its own motion or at the request…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-24

The declaration of candidacy is sent to the State representative by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The application may also be received by the State representative in return for a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-3

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the word…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated…

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