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Showing 81018110 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-5

…e breaches are punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. The fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-20

…powers provided for in Section 1, subsections 1 to 6 of Section 2 of Chapter II and Article L. 512-15.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Electricity boards

Article R2224-33

…the decree of 8 October 1917 on public administration regulations for the application of the loi du 15 juin 1906 et fixant les conditions de l'exploitation en régie des distributions d'énergie électri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

…ity in compliance with the provisions laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on the essential elements of data storage contracts to be concluded in the context…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Managing Director

Article L1432-2

…t draws up the standard regional contracts provided for in article L. 162-14-4 of the same code and may enter into contracts in accordance with these standard contracts with the representative of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…Labour Code is replaced by a reference with the same purpose applicable locally;10° In Article L. 2153-2, the words: "with which the European Union has not concluded, within a multilateral or bilater…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…Labour Code is replaced by a reference with the same purpose applicable locally;10° In Article L. 2153-2, the words: "with which the European Union has not concluded, within a multilateral or bilater…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-2

I.-The provisions of this section shall apply to any contract under which a trader, or any person holding himself out or acting as a trader, provides digital content and a digital service to a consume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-4

…and destroying them under the same conditions.At the request of the Minister for Health, the Agency may also carry out the same actions for medicinal products, medical devices or their accessories or…

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