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Showing 441450 of 27977 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 17-7-1997 n° 96-10.261

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L932-17

The second paragraph of article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-17

I. - Any person who participates or has participated in the performance of the duties of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

The notice is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the claimant, to the Office and to the professional, the establishment, the centre, the health organisation, the producer, th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-17

Civil actions and claims relating to patents for invention, including in the cases provided for in Article L. 611-7 or when they also concern a related question of unfair competition, shall be brought…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agents

Article L775-17

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Transcription of a marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-8

When the formalities provided for in Article 171-2 have been complied with and the marriage has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country, it shall be entered in the civil status registers…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-17

Any person carrying on the activity referred to in Article L. 111-7-2 shall indicate clearly and visibly:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, on his own initiative or at the request of the Prefect, have additional analyses carried out at the expense of the person responsible for the pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-10

The provisions of Article 17-8 apply, by way of interpretation, to changes of nationality resulting from annexations and cessions of territories resulting from treaties prior to 19 October 1945. Howev…

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