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Showing 24112420 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-18

If the requests provided for in Article R. 53-21-11, the public prosecutor shall inform the register management department, which shall immediately rectify or delete the data, depending on the case. I…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers' rights and ob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-15

If the court annuls all or part of a collective agreement or convention, it may decide, if it appears to it that the retroactive effect of this annulment is likely to have manifestly excessive consequ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-15

Hospital pharmacy assistants may use their evidence of formal qualifications in the language of the State which issued them. He must indicate the place and establishment where it was obtained. In the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-15

…re. The standard regulations and special regulations provided for in articles L. 522-13 and L. 522-17 specify the obligations of operators with regard to the preservation of deposits. The contract gov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Resources.

Article R512-15

…at 5% per annum. If the delay exceeds one year, interest is capitalised in accordance witharticle 1343-2 of the French Civil Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-15

…planned. The transfer of shares is effected by an entry in the register provided for in article R. 4131-14, signed by the transferor and the manager of the cooperative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…half-day not worked corresponds to 3 hours 30 minutes not worked; -a day not worked corresponds to 7 hours not worked; -one week not worked corresponds to 35 hours not worked. Paid holidays and rest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-154

…partenariat is subject to sub-paragraph 3 of this paragraph.By way of derogation from Articles L. 214-24-29, L. 214-24-34 and L. 214-24-55, a specialised professional fund may invest in assets if they…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-15

The minimum period laid down in Article R. 2161-14 may be reduced: 1° To ten days if the contracting authority has published a prior information notice that has not been used as a call for tenders and…

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