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Showing 67816790 of 57851 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 3-2-1988 n° 86-16.158

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-37

If it does not emerge from the laboratory report that the sample does not comply with the characteristics to which the product must conform, the administrative department which registered the sample,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Tax on the operators of electronic contact platforms for the provision of certain transport services

Article 300 quater

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 300 bis is the completion of the calendar year during which the matchmaking service referred to in the same article 300 bis is provided in Fran…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-37

The liquidator may operate the debtor's bank accounts under his signature for a period of six months from the judgment pronouncing the liquidation or, beyond that, for the duration of the continuation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-3

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 may be placed in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 if they present a non-negligible risk of absconding as defined in arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-3

The organisations issuing the training qualifications shall transmit these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4364-2 in the form of certified information. A decree o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Single chapter: Legal deposit obligation

Article A241-3

The rules relating to the representation threshold for imported videograms are set out in the provisions of the decree of 21 November 1995 setting the threshold provided for in article 28 (2°) of decr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article L2393-3

The purchaser may require the contract holder to:1° Put economic operators out to tender in order to select them as subcontractors;2° Subcontract part of the contracts.For the purposes of this article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Support for video publishing

Article 422-31

The following works are eligible for support for video publishing:1° Long-length cinematographic work or programme of short-length cinematographic works;2° Audiovisual work in the genre of fiction, an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-3

The additional aid resulting from the application of articles 915-1 and 915-2 is not taken into account for the determination in 2020 and 2021 of the total amount of financial aid allocated for the pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-3

Where a contract covers both the provision of services mentioned in article R. 2323-2 and the provision of services not mentioned therein, it shall be awarded in accordance with the rules that apply t…

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