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Showing 29112920 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-33

In the event of an appeal, the provisions of articles R. 145-31 and R. 145-32 shall apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article L2343-1

Subject to the provisions of Article 201 of Law No. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 on finance for 2019, the commune's accountant is solely responsible for executing receipts and expenditure, for pursui…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R775-40

…plicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 562-1n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021R. 562-2No. 2018-264 of 9 April 2018R. 562-3n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021R. 562-4 and R. 562-5n° 2018-264 of 9…

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

Article 60

Customs officers may inspect goods, means of transport and persons under the conditions set out in this article and in articles 60-1 to 60-10. The same articles 60-1 to 60-10 apply to the implementati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-87

Licitations (numbers 48 to 50 in table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a licitation by mutual agreement:a) If indivision ceases, an emolument proportional to all the assets licence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-8

…rian is personally responsible for applying the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and the legislative and regulatory provisions concerning veterinary medicinal products and medi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

The rules in force pursuant to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2018/302 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2018 to counter unjustified geographic blocking and other forms o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-46

The implementation of the processing mentioned in article R. 142-43 by the mayor of the municipality of the place of accommodation or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, by the district mayor is subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3141-13

Holiday is taken during a period which in all cases includes the period from 1 May to 31 October each year.

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