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Showing 721730 of 24636 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-11-2023 n° 22-21.463

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-23

The costs of monitoring the water quality of the systems, particularly when the monitoring is carried out following the reporting of one or more cases of legionellosis potentially linked to the system…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-23

If the application is incomplete with regard to the conditions required for the requested classification, the representative of the State in the département will notify the mayor or, where applicable,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-23

Recognition and monitoring within the territory of the Republic of a conviction or a probation decision handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2197-23

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of contracts, purchasers and holders may have recourse to the Company Mediator.The Company Mediator acts as a third party, without decision-making…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administration of the société européenne.

Article R229-23

The member of the Supervisory Board who, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 229-7, the duties of a member of the Management Board in the event of a vacancy on the latter, is appointed for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-23

The declaration of interests and, where applicable, the supplementary declaration(s) shall be submitted by the interested party to the authorities mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-22

Accounting documents are drawn up in euros and in the French language. Accounting documents and supporting documents are kept for ten years. Accounting documents relating to the recording of transacti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-22

A sworn broker may be struck off the list drawn up by the Court of Appeal either following a voluntary resignation or by disciplinary action. His registration lapses if he ceases to carry on the perso…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-22

The entertainment entrepreneur must ensure the public performance or execution under technical conditions that guarantee respect for the author's intellectual and moral rights.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-22

The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique may keep the technical data made available to it for as long as is necessary to exercise the powers conferred on it by this pa…

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