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Showing 55615570 of 21769 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 19 June 2019 – no. 18-11.727

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-166

…ciété d'épargne forestière undertakes to apply to the forest the regime set out in the decree of 28 June 1930 relating to the conditions for application of article 15 of the finance law of 16 April 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-3

…nor are reimbursed under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article 30 of decree no. 92-566 of 25 June 1992 setting the conditions and procedures for the payment of expenses arising…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-1

…al or physiological purposes are added within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods; 3° Food…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

…her from among the partners themselves, or from among the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.No one ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

In application of 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Multi-year global financing plan

Article D6145-67

…of a partnership contract or long lease for which the assessment provided for inarticle 2 of order no. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 relating to partnership contracts is unfavourable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-29

As an exception to the provisions of article L. 5211-19, a commune may be authorised by the representative of the State in the department, after receiving the opinion of the departmental commission fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-53

Refusal to convert is sufficiently justified if the lessor provides evidence that he intends to take over the premises at the end of the current three-year period, either in application of articles L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L651-4

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision requiring him or her to leave French territory may accompany his or her appeal with a request to suspend it…

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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 L652-3

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may accompany his appeal with a request to suspend its enf…

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