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Showing 39713980 of 20369 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 15 Nov. 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-23

Without prejudice to the programme of water quality analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 132…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-4

…n of the District Court's decision. This appeal is subject to the conditions set out in articles R. 15-2 to R. 15-6 of the Electoral Code.The procedure is free of charge.III - The list is definitively…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 64-1

…ecording made pursuant to this article shall be punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.At the end of a period of five years from the date on which the prosecution was termina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-4

…d for in article L. 384-3 of this Code, articles L. 228-65, L. 228-73, L. 236-13, L. 236-14, L. 236-15, L. 236-18 and L. 236-21 of the French Commercial Code do not apply. II. - When the merger or dem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies EA

…ed by Article 199 decies E. The operator of the tourist residence reserves a percentage of at least 15% of accommodation for seasonal employees under conditions set by decree.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 832-2

…to account in the valuation of the land included in the various lots. Articles L. 412-14 and L. 412-15 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code determine the rules specific to the lease mentioned in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…322-25-1 of this code. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishments providing sailing instruction

Article A322-67

…e boats used and the surveillance and intervention system. In all cases, this number may not exceed 15 boats per teacher. If there are more than 3 children under the age of 12 in a group, the maximum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

…ving been served with either the requisition for payment, the terms of which are set out in article 15 of the order of 3 July 1816, or one of the acts referred to in articles 2241 and 2244 of the Civi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-10

…nciers. The Autorité des marchés financiers may impose the sanctions provided for in article L. 621-15 on any company whose authorisation has been withdrawn, including striking off the register;2. It…

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