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Showing 271280 of 25701 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 8 Sept. 2021 – no. 19-23187

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sporting events with no timekeeping, no ranking and no pre-set timetable

Article R331-8

The organiser of an event mentioned in 2° of article R. 331-6 submits a declaration to the territorially competent prefect no later than one month before the date of the event. For events taking place…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19

…es vote on each of the proposals made. For the application of the first paragraph of article L. 626-8, the information and consultation shall relate to the measures which are submitted to the vote of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-193

The authorisation holder is subject to the obligation of quality assurance defined in I of Article L. 1333-19.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-19

…deleted 6° The management and use of funeral chambers; 7° The supply of hearses and mourning cars; 8° The supply of personnel and objects and services required for funerals, burials, exhumations and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19

…enabling the difficulties and character of the role that the child will be playing to be assessed; 8° Any details of the child's employment conditions, remuneration and arrangements for school attend…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-199

Shares that have been fully or partially amortised lose their right to the first dividend provided for in article L. 232-19 and the repayment of the nominal value. They retain all their other rights.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-19

…t require the contract to be terminated, he may ask the defaulting lessee for compensation equal to 8% of the unpaid due instalments.However, if the lessor accepts deferrals of future instalments, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-19

…all receive, for the entire judicial liquidation procedure, the fee provided for in Article A. 663-18.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

…2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles.The services defined in 2°, 4° and 5° of I and in 8° to 10°, 15°, 16°, 18° and 19° of II of article D. 7231-1 of the Labour Code, in the version in fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…or or arresting a person; 2° The obligations or prohibitions referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 3° bis, 7°, 8°, 9°, 12°, 12° bis, 14° and 17° of Article 138 and in Article 138-3 of this code as well as the si…

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