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Showing 27112720 of 20354 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 September 2014

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-3

…his competition. Unless otherwise provided for in the agreement referred to in 2° of Article L. 232-16, additional tests conducted by the French Anti-Doping Agency at the site of an international spor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Surveillance and rescue organisation plan

Article A322-12

The lifeguard and rescue organisation plan referred to in article D. 322-16 is drawn up by the operator of the bathing establishment with paid access. It forms part of the general safety organisation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R*422-8

…s owing these benefits or compensation. It shall include the information required by article L. 211-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Bailiffs

Article R444-56

…vely.Any breach of this rule is liable to one of the disciplinary sanctions provided for in article 16 of Order no. 2022-544 of 13 April 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial offic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

…eption of article R. 3131-22, in New Caledonia in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of application of decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…ith headquarters of centralising offices, and to communes that were canton chief towns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible are communes:1° Located in an urban unit:a) Representing at least 10% of the depar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

…ing the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from the 2.50% tax on the value of buildings located in Corsica. These exemptions a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 5: Special provisions for the seizure of standing crops

Article R221-58

…R. 221-16, with the exception, however, of the particulars set out in 2° of thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Annual report of the joint fund

Article R2135-21

The fund's annual report provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2135-16 is published on the association's website.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-124

The company is exempt from the publication formalities provided for in articles R. 210-16 et seq of this code.

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