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Showing 37113720 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 avril 2000 n° 97-21569

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

I. - Beverages consisting of:a) A prior mixture of beverages with an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1.2% vol. and alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ell as the syndics appointed under the conditions set out in article 8 of the Order of 10 September 1817 relating to avocats aux Conseils et à la Cour de Cassation; 12° The chairman of the Conseil nat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 67a, and for the sole purpose of establishing the offences mentioned in Articles 414, 414-2 and 459, identifying the perpetrators and accomplices as well…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-35

After constitution of the quota for the benefit of the territorial constituencies of Wallis and Futuna, the communes as well as the groupings of communes of the overseas collectivities and New Caledon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

I.-Each of the safety studies provided for in article R. 4462-3, to which is attached the report of the consultation of the social and economic committee, is submitted for approval to the regional dir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-14

…th and safety of pregnant women and unborn children or nursing mothers and workers under the age of 18; 12° The interaction with other risks of physical, chemical, biological or organisational origin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…ignation of the medicinal product as an orphan medicinal product pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999; 8° Any information relating…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…aim of inducing the consumer to acquire it on less favourable terms than normal market conditions; 18° Stating, as part of a commercial practice, that a competition is being organised or that a prize…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

The clerks of the commercial courts and the clerks of the civil courts ruling on commercial matters shall have permanent access to the file mentioned in Article L. 128-1.The following may be recipient…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L154-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In Article L. 141-2, the words: "or transfer to the State responsible for examining their asylum application" are deleted; 3° Arti…

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