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Showing 28412850 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1073

The family court judge shall, where appropriate, be the pre-trial judge.He shall perform the functions of an interim relief judge.In the cases provided for by law or regulation, he shall rule in accor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Obligations.

Article R228-84

…e bondholders shall be sent to the representatives of the general body of shareholders, as the case may be, by the legal representative of the company or the administrator or the judicial representati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Surety bonds

Article R23-4

In the cases provided for in the first paragraph of Article 142-2 and in the first paragraph of Article 142-3, the sums returned to the person prosecuted are increased, where applicable, by accrued in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-28

The cases in which shares or units acquired on behalf of members are delivered to them before expiry of the minimum five-year lock-up period are the cases listed in Article R. 3324-22.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4

…f the profession of masseur-physiotherapist is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Illegal practice of the profession of chiropodist is punishable by one year's imprisonment a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…edures laid down in Article L. 621-32: - publishers of press publications within the meaning of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press ;- publishers of radio or televi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…éunion ;28° Centre hospitalier régional de Rouen ;29° Centre hospitalier régional de Saint-Etienne ;30° Centre hospitalier régional de Strasbourg ;31° Centre hospitalier régional de Toulouse ;32° Cent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 17: Conditions for authorisation of individually prepared advanced therapy medicinal products

Article R5121-215

…laimed therapeutic effect is lacking, or in the event of danger to public health, the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Second-hand goods, works of art, collectors' items and antiques

Article 297 A

…rmined in accordance with Articles 266 or 292, plus value added tax.II. - The tax base defined in I may be determined globally, for each of the periods covered by the declarations mentioned in article…

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