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Showing 52715280 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article R721-7

…rty seizure for the purpose of postponing the auction date pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 721-7 or those of article L. 722-4, it shall send the request by registered letter with acknowledgem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…here necessary by agents of the judicial police, may, on the instructions of the public prosecutor, carry out the acts provided for in the Articles 56 to 62 for the purpose of searching for and discov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-7

Articles R. 621-2 to R. 621-4, R. 621-7 to R. 621-9 and R. 621-14 to R. 621-16 are applicable to receivership proceedings subject to the provisions of this section.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-7

The persons making up the crews of the vehicles specially adapted for land medical transport mentioned in article R. 6312-8 belong to the following categories: 1° Holders of the ambulance driver's Sta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-77

…of Association. However, electronic remote voting forms may be received by the Company up to 3 p.m. Paris time at the latest on the day before the General Meeting.Correspondence voting forms received…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-7

…2° Information on the preferences of different consumer groups, namely: a) Young people aged 11 to 15 and 16 to 25; b) Women; c) Men; d) Different socio-professional categories; e) Current smokers; f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-7

…ce the performance of these missions. Any transfer, contribution or creation of a security interest carried out without the State having been given the opportunity to object, in breach of its objectio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Significant event

Article R4451-74

For the purposes of this sub-section, a significant event is any event likely to result in one of the limit values laid down in Articles R. 4451-6, R. 4451-7 and R. 4451-8 being exceeded.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6a: Operating partners

Article 77 A

…éressement aux résultats de l'exploitation agricole perçie par les associés d'exploitation, en application du 2° de Article L. 321-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, is subject to the regime pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The National Commission for Commercial Development.

Article L751-7

…th the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life. Their declarations of interest are made ava…

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