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Showing 50515060 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-7

…of the request provided for in article 495-18, the methods of payment of the deposit except in the cases provided for by article D. 45-15, as well as the penalties set out in articles 226-10 and 441-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1-1

…ake effective the right of access to drinking water and sanitation under conditions that are economically acceptable to all, as set out in article L. 210-1 of the Environment Code. These measures may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L943-7

Article L. 322-15 reads as follows: "Art. L. 322-15 -It is always up to the court or judge that authorises or orders the sale pursuant to the preceding article, to designate, if necessary, another cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions adapting Book III.

Article L933-7

Article L. 322-15 reads as follows: "Art. L. 322-15.-It is always up to the court or judge that authorises or orders the sale pursuant to the preceding article, to designate, if necessary, another cla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-7

…1° of I of Article L. 613-55-4, I of Article L. 613-56 and Article L. 613-56-1, including: 1° Modification of all relevant registers ; 2° Removal from trading of equity securities mentioned in Chapter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D6152-71-1

…to a public health establishment in the Department of Mayotte, who formally undertake in writing to carry out their duties there for a minimum period of two consecutive years. II - The amount of the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article D3131-7

…daily rest period may be implemented under the conditions defined in articles D. 3121-5 to D. 3121-7.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-12-1

In the cases provided for by 6° of Article 706-53-2, the person must be informed and provided with the document provided for by Article R. 53-8-9 are made, under the conditions set out in the third an…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Withdrawal of legal capacity and removal from the register

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-12

The order striking off an association that falls within the scope of the first paragraph of article 79-I of the local civil code shall be notified in the manner provided for in article 5. In the event…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-71

The qualification of "société civile professionnelle de médecins" or "société civile professionnelle de chirurgiens-dentistes", to the exclusion of any other, accompanies the company name in all corre…

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