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Showing 251260 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Provisions relating to Book III

Article 2508

…plicable to Mayotte subject to the provisions of Title IV of this Book and the following provisions:1° 4° of Article 2331 is applicable in Mayotte under the following conditions:a) (Repealed)b) The th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679

The sums owed by employers in respect of the payroll tax referred to in article 231 must be remitted to the competent public accountant under the conditions and within the time limits that are set by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

…opinion are such as to lead to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code providing that a person is not criminally responsible on account of a men…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-25

Article L. 228-39 of the French Commercial Code does not apply to sociétés de crédit foncier.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-25

…ts to receive orders for medicinal products and other products or objects mentioned in article L. 4211-1 through the usual intermediary of brokers and to engage in the trafficking and home distributio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-25

Measures are taken to ensure that no one who could be a source of contamination has access to the breastfeeding room.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Personal protection

Article R4222-25

If it is impossible to carry out the collective protection measures provided for in this chapter, workers shall be provided with personal protective equipment. This equipment shall be chosen and adapt…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-12

…ent or a digital service in accordance with the contract and the criteria set out in Article L. 224-25-14. Where the contract provides for a one-off supply of digital content or a digital service, or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

…ied out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and indiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-25-1

…on or execution of one of the funeral services provided for by 2°, 3°, 6° and 8° of article L. 2223-19 must hold a national diploma, without prejudice to the provisions of l'article L. 2223-45.A decre…

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