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Showing 15611570 of 38458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-4-2010 n° 08-70.338

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registered persons

Article A123-84

The persons mentioned in Article R. 123-220 likely to be registered immediately in the national register of companies and establishments are those covered by at least one of the provisions set out bel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint regional committees

Article R6156-80

The Joint Regional Commission is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on : 1° Medical demography, forecasting and forward-looking management of jobs and skills in the medica…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-8

The capital requirement for operational risk reflects operational risks, insofar as these are not already taken into account in the risk modules mentioned in article R. 352-5. This requirement is cali…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-2

At the request of the person concerned, any court that dismisses a case, discharges the accused, acquits the accused or makes any decision other than a conviction or a declaration that the accused is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-8

I. - Local authorities and their groupings may grant aid to encourage healthcare professionals to set up or remain in areas defined in application of 1° of article L. 1434-4 of the Public Health Code.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

For the purposes of assessing the thresholds mentioned in article L. 212-7, cinemas that are grouped together on the same site and which ... are considered to be part of the same cinema, whether or no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-8

The failure of the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, and distributors, as defined in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-8

In all the cases mentioned in the articles of this chapter, a repeat offence is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros. Natural persons guilty of an offence under this chap…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 311-86

The granting of aid, the principle of which has been accepted, is subject to the issue of authorisations. Prior authorisation is issued before the work is completed. It sets out the terms and conditio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-8

Organisations under agreement in application of article L. 550-2 or providing stable accommodation for asylum seekers will provide those concerned with a declaration of domicile, the model for which i…

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