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Showing 21312140 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19

…eferred to in article L. 222-7 ; b) Contracts referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 222-17; c) The agreements referred to in articles L. 222-15-1 and L. 222-16; 2° Failure to comply with a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R121-1

…vice of the summons or seizure deed or from the date of the hearing provided for in article R. 3252-17 of the Labour Code, as the case may be, he has the power to grant a period of grace. The enforcem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-15

…implemented in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of chapter III of title II of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting

Article A713-11

Voting envelopes, as provided for in I of Article R. 713-17, shall measure 110 mm × 220 mm and comply with the specifications set out in Annex 7.2 to this book. They may include additional wording. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-7

In addition to the members mentioned in articles D. 6124-17 to D. 6124-21, the staff of the emergency department of a health care establishment includes at least, depending on the case : 1° A nurse wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18

…for health reasons may benefit, at the end of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6153-14 to R. 6153-17, from additional unpaid leave of a maximum duration of twelve months if it is recognised by the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

…tion with an investment service.For the purposes of Articles L. 211-6 to L. 211-8, L. 213-3, L. 421-17 to L. 421-19, L. 211-36, L. 211-36-1, L. 531-10, L. 533-12-7, L. 542-1, L. 621-17-3, L. 621-17-5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-111

…ion, according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.033% More than €17,000 0.001%

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…y 2022.Article L. 5313-1 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-582 of 20 April 2022, subject to replacing the reference to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 with the reference to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-128

…according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532%

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