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Showing 25812590 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-3

When a substance or mixture presents a serious danger to human health or the environment for reasons relating to its classification, labelling or packaging, the ministers responsible for the environme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-39

…rity claim where one has been made;the mention of the observations referred to in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 ;-the date of issue of the plant variety certificate with its registration number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-3

…et or putting into service on French territory a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000: 1° Without the EU declarati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-35

…an undertaking for collective investment in real estate is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers. The authorisation file, the content of which is set by the general regulations o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-3

…other hand, shall, when drawing up the agreements which they conclude by virtue of articles L. 6142-3, L. 6142-7 and L. 6142-17, be required to comply with the provisions of this section. The parties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33

The end-of-assignment indemnity is not due: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded under 3° of article L. 1251-6 if an extended collective agreement between the professional organisations of emp…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-3

…option to renounce their French nationality in the cases provided for in Articles 18-1, 19-4 and 22-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-300

…f receivership proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings in application of Article L. 631-16 and in the event of implementation of the plan recorded in application of Articles L. 631-21 a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-35

For the prerequisite tests mentioned in article R. 212-10-17, the candidate's registration file is submitted one month before the date set for the tests to the training organisation responsible for or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 32

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

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