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Showing 44114420 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4126-29

…ve been heard.The decision states that the hearing was public unless the provisions of article R. 4126-26 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued withou…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-17

If the debtor is present at the seizure operations, the bailiff shall verbally remind him of the content of the mentions in 4° of article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-24

The rights of information, access, rectification and limitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 A…

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

Article L3443-2

…on and equipment allocated to the overseas collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy pursuant to Article L. 6264-5 ; 2° And a second allowance amounting to €1,999,203 intended to finance the overall allocation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…lable to the regions under the conditions provided for in Article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law no. 72-619 of 5 July 1972 on the creation and organisation of the regions.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of pharmacist

Article R4221-31

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4221-16-1, by the bodies issuing training qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L. 4221-16 a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-19

Each year, the Minister responsible for Sport draws up a statement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the vari…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…s indicate the existence of a previously unidentified risk of material misstatement due to fraud. . 26. In such situations, the statutory auditor may need to reconsider the nature, timing or extent of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-7

The management and administration of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros for any person:a) Unlawfully possessing, importing or exporting goods presented under an infringing trademark;b) Offering for…

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