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Showing 48814890 of 23298 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-10-1975

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4125-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 4122-1-2 and L. 4123-10 and VI of article L. 4124-11, when the number of vacant seats no longer enables a quorum to be reached, the President of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-26

Selective financial assistance helps to cover the following publishing costs:1° Purchases and pre-purchases of exploitation rights and, where applicable, payment of guaranteed minimums;2° Expenditure…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Duty of conformity in contracts for the sale of goods

Article D217-1

In application of article L. 217-10, the seller shall inform the consumer of the practical arrangements for returning the goods if they cannot be brought into conformity at the place where the goods a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1729 H

Shall give rise to the application of a fine equal to €5,000 or, in the event of rectification and if the amount is higher, an increase of 10% of the duties charged to the taxpayer: 1° Failure to pres…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-2

The property and rights of the section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R210

The only printouts that must be paid for as legal costs are: 1° That of publications or insertions of press releases, relating to decisions to dismiss cases, which are ordered by the examining magistr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Social Welfare Fund is responsible for collecting the contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-13

The appointment of the members of the special negotiating body shall be notified to the managers of the company, subsidiary or establishment in which the employees' representatives work or, where appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-13

The appointments of the members of the special negotiation body are notified to the managers of the company, subsidiary or establishment in which the employee representatives work or, where applicable…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2396-5

Undertakings linked to the contractor and subcontractors involved in the performance of the contract are subject to the obligations set out in this section if, unless otherwise stipulated in the contr…

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