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Showing 28012810 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Sale or provision of "snowball" services

Article L121-15

The following are prohibited: 1° The sale practised by the so-called "snowball" process or any other similar processes consisting in particular of offering goods to the public with the expectation tha…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-15

…ing personal data and information may be recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 332-14 the following personal data and information: 1° Identification data: surname; first name; date and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-15

…ect to authorisation or declaration under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-15

In the presence of the representatives of the lists of candidates, the technical assistance unit: 1° Carries out a test of the electronic voting system before the vote is opened and checks that the el…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Setting biological limit values

Article R4412-152

…s exposed to lead and its compounds, the biological limit values not to be exceeded are set at : 1° 400 micrograms of lead per litre of blood for men; 2° 300 micrograms of lead per litre of blood for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…lder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 include the costs of storage, h…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2143-15

For contracts awarded by contracting authorities, candidates registered on an official list of approved operators of a Member State of the European Union or holding a certificate issued by a certifica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-18

On the date of their entry into the company's assets, goods acquired for valuable consideration are recorded at their acquisition cost, goods acquired free of charge at their market value and goods pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-18

If the security from which the registered lien or pledge arises is to order, negotiation by way of endorsement entails the transfer of the lien or pledge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-18

…L. 131-12 may, in the activities reserved for these brokers, refer to their status as "courtier de marchandises assermenté près la cour d'appel de" followed by the professional speciality(ies) under…

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