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Showing 47514760 of 21675 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Nov. 2022 – no. 21-17.423

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-83

The provisions of article R. 622-4 of the Penitentiary Codedetermine the conditions under which home detention under electronic surveillance is implemented in a place that is not the sentenced person'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Establishment and operation of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-14

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the updated provision in the database of the information contained in the reports and the information transmitted on a recurring b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of organs, tissues or cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1522-4

…ticle R. 1241-2 is applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2016-1118 of 11 August 2016 on the procedures for expressing refusal of organ removal after deat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-4

…n particular, by billposting, by online public communication within the meaning of Article 1 of Law No. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy, in press publications within the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Cemeteries and funeral operations (R).

Article R2512-35

The Prefect of Police exercises the powers devolved to the Mayor by articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21, R. 2213-29, R. 2213-40, R. 2213-44, R. 2223-78and R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-26

The heavy equipment listed below is subject to the authorisation provided for in Article L. 6122-1:1° (Repealed) ;2° The following cross-sectional imaging equipment, with the exception of that exclusi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

…ent undertaking is an undertaking which has exclusive control, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, over one or more other undertakings or which exercises a dominant influen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-5

…of this section and to Article L. 341-10, 5° to 7° of Article L. 341-12, Articles L. 341-13, L. 341-16, L. 341-17 and L. 353-1 to L. 353-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

…ors of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law of 16 July 1971. These sums may only be allocated to continuing education initiatives for the persons d…

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