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Showing 26912700 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R681-4

The notice of the judgment referred to in article R. 611-43 and in the fifth paragraph of article R. 621-8 contains, in addition to the information provided for by these provisions, the name used for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation of food vigilance

Article R1323-4

The following participate in the national vigilance system implemented by the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail:1° Health professionals who acc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-4

Provided that the economic operators have requested it in good time, additional information on the consultation documents shall be sent no later than:1° In the case of a restricted invitation to tende…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article L1223-4

Promotional advertising of the plasmas mentioned in article L. 1223-3 to members of the health professions authorised to prescribe or supply these labile blood products or to use them in the exercise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-4

The period of interruption of service at the end of which the declarant is authorised by the single body to transmit the single dossier mentioned in article R. 123-3 to the recipient bodies or, where…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-24

When the person who has been fined an increased fixed-rate fine does not contest the reality of the offence but, due to financial difficulties, requests payment deadlines or an exonerated fine, they s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2573-37

…1521-1 and L. 1522-1" are added the words: "as well as by article L. 1862-2 and by article 2 of law n° 46-860 of 30 April 1946 tending to the establishment, financing and execution of equipment and de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-4

I. - For the application of this section, the market value of the land or buildings used as a reference for determining the amount of aid that may be granted by the local authorities and their groupin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-30

The rating drawn up by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located is broug…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1412-4

The public cultural cooperation establishments created pursuant to article L. 1412-3 are subject to the provisions of the chapitre unique du titre III du livre IV de la première partie, with the excep…

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