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Showing 21012110 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432

…t the expense of the convicted person in accordance with article 243 of law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the reorganisation and judicial liquidation of companies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grouping of departments

Article L3114-1

…nts concerned includes mountain areas within the meaning of article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on the development and protection of mountain areas. Its opinion is deemed to be favourable if…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations to be provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article D312-8

The supporting documents referred to in article L. 312-17 are as follows: 1° Any proof of the borrower's domicile; and 2° Any proof of the borrower's income; and 3° Any proof of the borrower's identit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings above the European thresholds

Article R2372-15

The provisions of article R. 2172-17 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-66

…9 of the Social Security Code. The provisions of article 48-2 of decree no. 85-986 of 16 September 1985 relating to the particular regime of certain positions of State civil servants, to secondment,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

…propriate, on legal action relating to the compensation referred to in articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-4 , L. 3131-4 and L. 313…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R152-2

…d; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references to the commander of the gendarmerie group are replaced by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-1

Without prejudice to Article 78 of the aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 and for the application of Article L. 424-7, the multilateral trading facility as a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional aid to help offset the fall in activity in 2020

Article 919-31

…of scheme no. SA.56985 for business support authorised by the European Commission by decision of 20 April 2020 C(2020) 2595.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-36

…a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the com…

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