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Showing 51715180 of 47383 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 June 2012 n° 11-13.176 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 December 1996 · Cass. com. 18 February 1997 · Cass. com. 19 March 2013 n° 11-26.566 · Cass. 3e civ. 28 February 2012 n° 11-10.705

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18

…gal persons mentioned in article L. 211-1 are registered in the register mentioned inarticle L. 141-3. II.-In order to be registered, these persons must: 1° Provide travellers with proof of an adequat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-18

…parking charge. These revenues contribute to the financing of the operations defined in article R. 2333-120-19 and compatible with the mobility plan where it exists. In public establishments for inter…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-18

In the event of lack of conformity, the consumer is entitled to demand that the digital content or digital service be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this subsectio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-31

…icial supervision is incurred and which are liable, in accordance with the provisions of articles 723-29 to 723-37, to give rise to judicial supervision of a convicted offender where the custodial sen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-6

Any person summoned or heard, including during the explanations provided for in 3° of article L. 232-18-4, has the right to be assisted by counsel of his choice.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18-1

In order to be able, pursuant to Article L. 321-2, to manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, notaries must first have completed, at their own expense, a sixty-hour training course cove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4341-18-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4361-18-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-3

All medicinal products are fitted with the tamper-evident device referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2. However, this device is not compulsory for medicinal products on the list set out in Annex I to C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-4

…in the allocation, after distribution of the allocations calculated in application of articles L. 2334-16 to L. 2334-18-3, is divided between the two demographic categories in proportion to their pop…

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