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Showing 341350 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-2

…ng the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 1451-1 to L. 1452-3. These rules stipulate in particular the conditions under which declarations of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-2

The establishment of branches in States that are not parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the acquisition of all or part of a significant line of business by a credit institution…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-12

The request for rectification or deletion must, on pain of inadmissibility, be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by declaration to the court registry. This request is addres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-12

When the request from the accused provided for in article 495-15 requesting the application of the procedure for appearing in court on prior recognition of guilt is sent to the public prosecutor more…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-12

The employee representative in question must appear in person.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-12

Where the appellant is unrepresented, he shall without delay inform the court registry, the parties to the proceedings and the minister responsible for the economy of any change of address..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-120-2

A meeting is held at least twice a year with all the local representatives of a regional health agency, chaired by the agency's Director General or his/her representative.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Treasury liens

Article 1920

…is exercised before all others on movable property and effects belonging to debtors, wherever they may be. However, for claims of all kinds relating to indirect taxes, this lien is exercised after th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: The nature and form of the mandate.

Article 1985

The mandate may be given by deed or by private document, even by letter. It may also be given orally, but testimonial evidence of it is received only in accordance with the title "Of contracts or conv…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Personal appearance of the parties.

Article 198

The judge may draw any legal conclusions from the declarations of the parties, or from the absence or refusal of one of them to reply, and may refer to them as equivalent to a prima facie case in writ…

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