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Showing 26312640 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Submission of applications for commercial authorisations not requiring planning permission.

Article R752-12

If the file is complete, the commission secretariat informs the applicant of the date and registration number of the application and the date by which the decision must be notified to the applicant. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-12

…orders and the amount of expenditure orders issued during the financial year, including, where applicable, reductions and cancellations of revenue and expenditure, plus or minus the carryover from pre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules common to all types of practice

Article R4321-123

…for public use, whatever the medium, : 1° His surname, first names and professional address, how he can be contacted, days and times of consultation ; 2° His status with regard to health insurance org…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-1

…s outside their professional activities, the deadline for the policyholder to exercise the right to cancel the contract must be stated with each annual premium or contribution due date notice. If this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…e provided for in Article 138-3 of this Code, the article 132-45-1 of the Criminal Code or article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, which may be ordered by the competent court.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-12

State employees or public servants remunerated by the State may work as technical sports advisors for approved federations, in accordance with procedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-12

I. - The cinema licence is accompanied by one of the following classification measures:1° Authorisation of screening for all audiences ; 2° Prohibition on showing to minors under twelve years of age;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-122

However, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor is competent to order the following measures, ex officio or at the request of the person under investigation:

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

Article L631-12

…eached, the court appoints one or more experts to assist them in their management mission. In other cases, the court may appoint its own experts. The president of the court determines the remuneration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Information for purchasers of recording media subject to private copy levies

Article R311-12

…report recording the breaches, informing them in writing of the penalty envisaged against them, indicating that they may examine the documents in the file and be assisted by the counsel of their choic…

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