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Showing 54015410 of 21784 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 Nov. 2024 – no. 23-16.948

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…article R. * 421-14 du code de l'urbanisme, ou un changement de destination soumis à décl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-25

The person responsible for the bathing water establishes the procedures necessary to implement the planned management measures in order to prevent and manage pollution in the short term. The person re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-10

…the French Consumer Code must meet the professional competence requirements set out in article L. 314-24 of the same code, in accordance with the conditions set out in articles D. 314-23, D. 314-24 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-7

…e competent for the health sector, the Regional Health Agency shall, by virtue of 12° of Article L. 1418-1, obtain the opinion of the Agence de la biomédecine on the application for authorisation and,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…examination of the asylum application falls within the jurisdiction of another State," are deleted; 14° In Article L. 352-4, the words: "and, where applicable, a transfer decision referred to in Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…n the merger and, for each of them, the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237 14° For joint farming groups, the information mentioned in article R. 323-15 du code rural et de la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the entry into national territory of the elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they are not authorised in the Member State of origin

Article R1245-15

I. - The application for authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 1245-5 for products from Member States of the European Union or parties to the Agreement on the European…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Amicable sale

Article R221-32

…cle R. 521-1 of the French Commercial Code, which has been lifted in accordance with article R. 221-14-1. The transfer of ownership and the delivery of the goods are subject to payment of the price. O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-4

…bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. Professional secrecy may not be invoked against the judicial authorities or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13-1

…ced or amortised, this investment service is not subject to articles L. 533-12-6, L. 533-13, L. 533-14 and L. 533-15.

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