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Showing 71717180 of 25835 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10-12-2013 n° 12-17.724

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-52

When activities previously monitored either on the main forecast income statement or on one of the ancillary forecast income statements of the services and activities mentioned in article R. 6145-12 a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Calculation for marketing in the form of videograms

Article 211-28

Sums are calculated for the marketing by sale or rental in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public of cinematographic works for which production approval has been granted. Th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Apprehension under an enforcement order

Article R222-1

Tangible movable property may be apprehended in the hands of the person who is required to hand it over by virtue of a writ of execution or directly in the hands of a third party who holds it on behal…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-3

At any time, the debtor may request that the safe be opened in the presence of the bailiff. The bailiff will then draw up a detailed inventory of the assets that have been seized as a precautionary me…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

I.-It is forbidden for any athlete or any other person to use directly or indirectly, in the context of their professional or sporting activity, the services or advice of a member of the athlete suppo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

In the contracts mentioned in article L. 212-1, the presence of one or more unfair terms covered by the decree issued pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 212-1 is punishable by an administr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-9

As part of the tasks set out in Article L. 121-3, the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration deliberates on:1° The general organisational and operational conditions of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

For the application of Article L. 5311-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, paragraphs 1 to 21 are replaced by the following paragraphs 1 to 14:1° Medicinal products, including magistral, hospital…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23

The additional information entered in the single personnel register for each employee, as mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 1221-13, are as follows: 1° Nationality; 2° Date of birth; 3° S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of article L. 2313-1 are as follows: I. - Statements appended to the budget and the administrative account : 1° Ta…

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