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Showing 52515260 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-4

…sters of French Polynesia, in accordance with Articles 97 and 134 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia,".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Work equipment that is new or considered new

Article R4312-1-1

…nents are subject to Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles, under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-32

…utive Council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial assistance, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate stating the total am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-2

…ployers' groups are set up in one of the following forms: 1° Association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association ; 2° A cooperative company within the meaning of L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…tuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D773-20

…d column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 532-36n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D774-20

…d column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from the decreeD. 532-36n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 532-37 with the exception of III and IVNo. 2021-941 of 15 July 2021D.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-8

…includes an express possibility of price revision, within the limits provided for in article L. 211-12, it shall mention the precise methods of calculation, both upwards and downwards, of price variat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Departmental councils

Article L4312-3

…rses, under the supervision of the National Council, carries out the duties defined in article L. 4312-2 at departmental level. It represents the profession in the department and acts as a conciliator…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-55

The request for exemption referred to in 3° of Article L. 422-12 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property or, by delegation, to the Director of the National Institute of Indus…

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