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Showing 48014810 of 22260 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Oct. 2016 – no. 15-13.834

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-2

Articles D. 4311-95 to D. 4311-104 apply to masseur-physiotherapists and chiropodists, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the first paragraph of article D. 4311-95, the words: "in article L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

I.-Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is less than or equal to one year, the criminal court must: 1° Either order that the prison sentence be serve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1747

…ollective refusal of tax, will be punished by the penalties provided for in Article 1 of the law of 18 August 1936 repressing attacks on the nation's credit. Any person who incites the public to refus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-1

…cedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17, R. 626-18 and R. 626-22 and Section 3 of Chapter IV and subject to the provisions of this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-35

…the liquidator in accordance with Article L. 641-4. The provisions of articles R. 624-17 and R. 624-18 are also applicable when the formal notice is made by the liquidator.

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

Article R2312-11

…e of the agreement provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 is set up at company level. In undertakings with a central social and economic committee, the dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-479

…red in all establishments. The temperature of hospitalised patients' rooms must never be lower than 18 degrees. Electric lighting must be provided so that the lights can be switched off at night.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-82

Aid recipients are production companies which, in addition to the general conditions mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

…elating to loans taken out by the beneficiary local authority, establishment or body.From 1 January 2016, sums paid by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund for the reimbursement of value added tax pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

…al de la fonction publique territoriale;5° Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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