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Showing 27812790 of 19493 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 April 1972

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…vestigations into breaches of the provisions of this Title and of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014; 7° It shall impose penalties under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of this Title;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-27

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-18

I.-The rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication may refer to himself any information likely to justify initiating the investigation pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

…on the water bill and, where applicable, sanitation charges in application of the articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-6.II. - At least six months before the end of the delegation contract, the delegate…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…tainees will have access to the nearest medical centre for medical assessment;>. 10° Article R. 744-19 reads as follows:"Art. R. 744-19.-Foreign nationals placed or held in an administrative detention…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2

…abitants7From 100 to 499 inhabitants11From 500 to 1 499 inhabitants15From 1,500 to 2,499 inhabitants192,500 to 3,499 inhabitants23From 3,500 to 4,999 inhabitants27From 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants29From…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-56

…in the second or third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 is required to use pursuant to Article R. 356-19. This information is accompanied by an explanation of the reasons which led the Autorité de contr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-38

…ore the Court of Appeal hearing an appeal lodged pursuant to the second paragraph of Article R. 411-19 the claims they had submitted to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-116

…mployee's agreement, after authorisation from the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 5134-19-1. In this case, it may not be less than half the weekly full-time working time. As soon as the c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-59

…nal composition has taken place following the commission of an offence provided for by articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other…

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