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Showing 55215530 of 56759 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 22-1-1980 n° 77-12.158

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-1-1

Subject to Article 60-1-2, when the requisitions provided for in Article 60-1 relate to connection data issued by a lawyer and linked to the use of an electronic communications network or service, whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 6123-98, holders of authorisation for cancer treatment by radiotherapy are not subject to the conditions of thresholds provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-1-1

Article L. 430-2 is amended as follows:1° In the first paragraphs of I to III, the word "three" is replaced by the word "two";2° The last paragraphs of I to III are deleted;3° IV is repealed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1-1

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6114-1 which includes clauses relating to a contribution to the health support of the armed forces in application of arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4333-1-1

Bodies issuing training qualifications shall transmit these qualifications to the service or body referred to in article L. 4333-1 in the form of certified information. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L644-1-1

When the liquidator carries out the inventory pursuant to article L. 641-2 and if the value of the assets justifies it, the official receiver shall appoint, for the purpose of carrying out the valuati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-1-1

In accordance witharticle L. 952-21-1 of the Education Code, article L. 952-6-2 of the same code is applicable to members of teaching and hospital staff, subject to the adaptations provided for by dec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-11

For the collection of parking fees paid by immediate payment or by payment of the post-parking charge within the period in which it is due, a third-party organisation may be used, under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons required to report to the public prosecutor

Article L561-1

Persons other than those referred to in Article L. 561-2 who, in the exercise of their profession, carry out, control or advise on transactions involving movements of capital, are required to report t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article R22-10-39

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 and R. 22-10-38 do not apply to transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 22-10-62.

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