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Showing 27312740 of 20267 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte – 16 Dec. 2005 – no. 04-10986

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R*422-8

…ount of compensation due to the victim taking into account the benefits listed in article 29 of law no. 85-677 of 5 July 1985 and compensation of any kind received or to be received from other debtors…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-56

…vely.Any breach of this rule is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

…nd, with the exception of article R. 3131-22, in New Caledonia in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of application of decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 202…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-65

…ttestation of competence or evidence of formal qualifications as defined in Article 11 of Directive 2005/36/EC of 7 September 2005, as amended, referred to above, provided:1° Either this attestation o…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for the seizure of standing crops

Article R221-58

…R. 221-16, with the exception, however, of the particulars set out in 2° of thi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…blishing the European Union Customs Code and its implementing regulations ; 3° Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-7-1

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Martin, when an undivided property for residential use or for mixed residential and professional use is vacant or has not been effectively o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-7

Article L. 723-4 reads as follows:"Art. L. 723-4 Subject to the provisions of Article L. 947-9, persons aged at least thirty who are entered on the electoral roll drawn up pursuant to Article L. 947-6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-21

The fund's annual report provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 is published on the association's website.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-124

The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq of this code.

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