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Showing 36013610 of 21504 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 June 2019

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Collection of data and information

Article A444-203

…in Article R. 444-17, with the exception of the Conseil national des barreaux, shall transmit by 30 June each year at the latest, either by secure electronic communication in an open computer format t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

…ional authorities pursuant to Article 34 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall inform: 1° The competent public prosecu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-7

…that the mental state of a person who has benefited, on the basis of the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the French Criminal Code, from a decision to discontinue proceedings, a decision that the p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Reporting obligations

Article 223 Q

…ebt write-offs not used to determine the overall result for financial years opened before 1 January 2019 and a statement of the adjustments provided for in Article 223 F, as well as those provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: College

Article R3211-6

…te on which the College is convened. For the application of the provisions of II of article L. 3211-12 and II of article L. 3211-12-1, the maximum period within which the College must give its opinion…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion to attachment for payment

Article R523-10

…R. 211-12, the second paragraph of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article L2392-10

The provisions of articles L. 2192-10 and L. 2192-12 to L. 2192-14 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

I.-The application for authorisation to obtain the early access provided for in Article L. 5121-12 is sent by electronic means, by the holder of the exploitation rights or his authorised representativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-2-2

…ving obtained the prior authorisation or registration required by the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or this Title, or is placed on the market or used in disregard of those p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Company diagnostic experts.

Article L813-1

…on the lists drawn up, for the information of judges, pursuant to Article 2 of Law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts. Each court of appeal registers experts in this speciality in ac…

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