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Showing 48314840 of 22567 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2017 – no. 15-29.127

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article R410-1

…ons adopted pursuant to Article L. 410-2 or those having the same purpose adopted pursuant to Order no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 and maintained in force on a transitional basis by the article 61 of ord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R711-6

…Kyoto International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of customs procedures of 18 June 1974.Each year the public establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-34

…meaning of Article 3(2) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-5

…o participate in the training of first-aiders, in accordance with the procedures set out in decrees no. 91-834 of 30 August 1991 relating to first-aid training, no. 92-514 of 12 June 1992 relating to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

…atform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the online settlement of consumer disputes and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2006/2004…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-25

…the Chamber, in accordance with article R. 1612-19. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-21 à R. 1612-23.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Public information.

Article R5131-5

The responsible person shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic product…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-6

…egion, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, of the credit points, diplomas and additional certifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-17

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or responsible persons mentioned in article L. 1142-24-16 to make an offer within the period of one month or in the event of a ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

In the event of silence or explicit refusal on the part of the insurer or the liable person referred to in Article L. 1142-24-6 to make an offer or in the event of a manifestly inadequate offer, the O…

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