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Showing 41714180 of 41768 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 3 July 2001 – no. 99-19868

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-32

…ordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 102 B of the livre des procédures fiscales ; 3° At the end of each film week, operators of cinemas send the Centre national du cinéma et de l'ima…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-3

…he profession of ambulance driver who, without holding one of the diplomas mentioned in Article L. 4393-2, are holders of : 1° Evidence of formal qualifications issued by one or more Member States or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-32

…h and safety issues on the site; 2° Rules internal to the site where the installations are located; 3° Rules governing access to and traffic on the site; 4° Common procedures for training personnel in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…t risk on a work site in the event of an accident on a neighbouring work site ; 2° Article R. 4462-13-Exclusion of non-pyrotechnic installations from the pyrotechnic enclosure; 3° Article R. 4462-17-P…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-30

In the event of failure to hand over the keys on the set date and after formal notice, the receiver shall withhold 1% per day of delay from the amount of the compensation and return this withholding t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-3

…sentative of the State may request that an appeal against the decision referred to in article LO 1113-2 be suspended; the decision shall then cease to have effect until the administrative court has ru…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-20

If the departmental criminal court considers, during or after the hearings, that the facts before it constitute a crime punishable by thirty years' imprisonment or life imprisonment, it refers the cas…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article L212-34

…rticle…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-30

Until the borrower signs the offer referred to in article L. 313-24, the lender may not refuse another insurance contract as collateral, provided that this contract offers a level of cover equivalent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-32

…the event of exercise of the right of cancellation pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 113-12-2 of the Insurance Code or the third paragraph of Article L. 221-10 of the Code de la mutualité…

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