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Showing 371380 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

…in compliance with the provisions laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/573 of 15 December 2017 on the essential elements of data storage contracts to be concluded in the context of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751

The right to the lease of premises, of a non-professional or non-commercial nature, which is actually used as a dwelling by two spouses, whatever their matrimonial regime and notwithstanding any agree…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Obligation to pay

Article 1705

The fees for deeds to be registered or submitted to the merged formality shall be paid, namely:1° By notaries, for deeds executed before them;2° By bailiffs and others with power to effect service of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 17

The judicial police officers exercise the powers defined in article 14; they receive complaints and denunciations; they carry out preliminary investigations under the conditions provided for by articl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1777

The outgoing farmer must leave to him who succeeds him in cultivation, suitable lodgings and other facilities for the work of the following year; and conversely, the incoming farmer must provide to hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article R754-24

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 351-3no. 2014-551 of 27 May 2014R. 351-5No. 2005-1738 of 30 December 2005II. - For the application of I, in the second sentence of Article R. 351-3,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-24

…ity or the restoration of hormonal function, pursuant to Articles L. 2141-1, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Recovery and litigation of penalties and joint and several liability

Article 1754

…rogation from II of this article, the recovery and litigation of the fines provided for in articles 1729 C and 1770 terdecies are governed by the provisions applicable to property taxes.III ter.-By wa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-24

I.-Retail establishments providing goods and services and located in international tourist zones may provide weekly rest in shifts for all or some of their staff, under the conditions set out in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

The right of lien of the tax authorities and social security bodies covers all the professional and personal assets of the sole trader in the event of fraudulent manoeuvres or serious and repeated fai…

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