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Showing 49714980 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

…ority on a consolidated basis, it shall carry out the assessment referred to in I of Article L. 613-41 within the framework of the college of resolution authorities set up pursuant to the second parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44

…of Accreditation Bodies, for carrying out samples and analyses of the parameters concerned.Samples may be taken by an employee of the water conditioning plant or the spa, provided that the sampling a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-43

…ramme of analyses for monitoring natural mineral water includes a main part defined in article R. 1322-41 and an additional part defined by the operator according to the hazards identified in applicat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-55

…u cinéma et de l'image animée with proof of the production of the work and the expenditure incurred;2° A period of one year from the date of the payment for the financing of its development to provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…limits fixed: 1° For the presentation of a bill of exchange at sight or at a certain time of sight; 2° For the making of the protest in default of acceptance or in default of payment; 3° For presentat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-47

…g imposing or extending a suspension measure pursuant to the second paragraph of III of article L. 321-23-2, shall summon the interested party by any means that confers a date certain. The summons sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-5

The President of the National Council is responsible for awarding contracts. He may delegate this responsibility under the conditions laid down in the internal regulations referred to in article L. 41…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-43

…ropodists: 1° Any act likely to procure for a patient an unjustified or illicit material advantage; 2° Any solicitation or acceptance of an advantage in kind or in cash in any form whatsoever, directl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Publicity and policing of the hearing

Article 400

Hearings shall be held in public.However, the court may, on finding in its judgment that publicity is dangerous to order, the serenity of the proceedings, the dignity of the person or the interests of…

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