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Showing 37013710 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 381

…s misdemeanours.Misdemeanours are offences punishable by law by imprisonment or a fine of at least €3,750..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

…n consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water or ice is fit for consumption or use; 2° Using water unfit for consumption for the preparation and preservation of any foodstuffs and good…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-39

The provisions of article L. 225-38 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into under normal conditions or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-3

…tion of the nature of the obligation whose performance is sought and the basis on which it is based;2° Where applicable, the damages that will be claimed in the event of non-performance of the injunct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-3

…ses: 1° When the Director General considers that the institution's financial situation so requires; 2° When the institution is in a situation of financial imbalance that meets criteria defined by decr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-3

Subject to the provisions of Title IV, foreigners lawfully resident in France shall travel freely within the country.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-3

…mmune, are elected according to the same rules as municipal councillors in communes with fewer than 2,500 inhabitants. Where they are registered on the commune's electoral roll, the following are elig…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345 ter

Public accountants may serve the debtor with a formal notice to pay for the recovery of debts for which they are responsible, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 257 of the Book of Tax Pro…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345 bis

…rs and that it had not reported at the date of the operations constituting the chargeable event, it may not declare by way of a notice of assessment and recover the duties and taxes collected accordin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 349 bis

…regard to the guarantee and recovery of debts governed by this code, the customs accounting officer may delegate his signature to agents under his authority, with at least the grade of controller, for…

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