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Showing 45614570 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 Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports.

Article L422-8

The rules governing fees for access to cross-country ski trails are set out in articles L. 2333-81 to L. 2333-83 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. L. 2333-81 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-15-1

…ble for validating the experience gained. With the exception of the persons mentioned in article R. 742-3, the trainee may be authorised by the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Variants

Article R2151-8

Purchasers may authorise the presentation of variants under the following conditions:1° For contracts awarded in accordance with a formalised procedure:a) Where the contract is awarded by a contractin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article L512-85

The Caisses d'Epargne network participates in the implementation of the principles of solidarity and the fight against exclusion. In particular, its purpose is to promote and collect savings and to de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-8

…l officials. The federation delegate may not attend the interview provided for in 1° of article R. 241-4. In the event of a refusal to appoint a delegate from the federation, this is noted in the minu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4452-8

…ure to artificial sources of optical radiation; 2° The exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6; 3° Any impact on the health and safety of workers; 4° Any possible impact on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-80

Each sample consists of two samples. One sample is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmenta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-8

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, must, on pain of nullity, and subject to the joint and several liability of the signatories, contain an express statem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custody account and registration in a shared electronic recording system

Article L211-8

…rities custodian may, under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, entrust all or part of its tasks to a third party.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings.

Article D421-8

Declarants, subject to the obligation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9, are persons, acting alone or in concert in relation to the market undertaking: 1° Who directly own…

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