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Showing 151160 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more prohibited substances or methods set by order of the Minister for Sport is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

…information on the quarterly weights relating to each of the exemptions mentioned in II of article 266 sexies, to each of the tariffs provided for in article 266 nonies and to each of the exemptions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…e the accounts 16. Pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 823-10, L. 225-235, L. 22-10-71 or L. 226-10-1, L. 22-10-78 et L. 441-14 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditor carries out s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…r finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administration.

Article R322-26

…f central insurance companies are chosen either from among civil servants in accordance with Decree no. 52-49 of 11 January 1952 relating to the status of State representatives on the Boards of semi-p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Data controllers and data processors

Article R1111-26

…se tasks in accordance with practical procedures defined by an agreement which, pursuant to Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

I.-The General Meeting of the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire is competent to settle matters of interest to the Groupement.The general meeting of the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire deliberate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-26

For the application of article L. 4221-16, the list of pharmacists is drawn up on the basis of the information contained in the register referred to in article D. 4113-118. The content of this list is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-26

…of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. No account shall be taken of positions held in entities whose purpose is not primarily…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…the thermal treatment of household waste, or the weight of the substances mentioned in 2 of Article 266 septies emitted in one year when the facility does not fall into the above categories, exceeds c…

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