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Showing 931940 of 52040 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 May 2018 – no. 16-23627

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-1

…espect for his or her body. The human body is inviolable. The human body, its elements and products may not be the subject of a property right.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III-1: Sale of buildings to be constructed.

Article 1601-1

…ne in which the seller undertakes to build a building within a period specified in the contract. It may be concluded on completion or in a future state of completion.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2-16

Judicial police officers, in the course of an investigation or the execution of a letter rogatory, may only seek or receive orders or instructions from the judicial authority to which they report.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-16

…oned in article R. 2152-6 ;2° A copy of its articles of association and the receipt for filing them;3° Information and documents proving that it meets the criteria mentioned in 2°, 3° and 5° of articl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-16

…r the beneficiary of the exclusive exploitation right has been filed or accepted, customs officials may, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, inform this owner or beneficiary…

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

Article R214-163

…quired for the exchange of management units with a surface area of less than 10 hectares. Exchanges may only involve assets of comparable value, with, where applicable, a balancing payment, payable by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreements between regional health agencies and health insurance organisations

Article R1434-16

…Regional Health Agency and the regional representative of each of the health insurance schemes. It may be amended under the same conditions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-16

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 3661-15 are sent to the local authority. They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Metropolitan Lyon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions applicable to organ transplants

Article D6124-163

…r four years' experience as a practitioner in a unit performing transplants of the organ concerned; 3° At least two doctors qualified as specialists in anaesthesia-intensive care or qualified as speci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Telephone canvassing and commercial prospecting

Article L221-16

…g the call and the commercial nature of the call. The trader shall also inform the consumer that he may register free of charge on the telephone cold calling opposition list provided for in article L.…

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