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Showing 26212630 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

I. - The provisions of articles R. 5211-19 to R. 5211-40 shall apply to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the application in Mayotte of the provisions mentioned in I: 1°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of public information obligations concerning bans on minors

Article R432-1

…articles R. 211-18, R. 211-19,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-35

…g to these types of activity are defined by the technical and safety rules set out inarticle R. 331-19. A joint order by the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for Sport determines the composi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

…of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Article 20, paragraphs 1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-2

The provisions of Articles 1 to 19 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and its annexes constitute the i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-6

…ence in the waiting area is then terminated. The regularisation visa provided for in article L. 342-19 is given to the foreign national by the person in charge of the waiting area or his/her represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import and export for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1235-5

…he imported or exported organ must also be accompanied by the document mentioned in article R. 1211-19.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 13: Judgment adopting the plan.

Article R631-36

Where, pursuant to III of Article L. 631-19 the administrator or the debtor provides for redundancies for economic reasons in his draft plan, he shall attach the following documents to the report file…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21-1

…t to III of article L. 823-16 is submitted to the specialised committee mentioned in article L. 823-19 or to the body performing the functions of this committee, no later than the date of signature of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-30

The order referred to in the last paragraph of Article R. 5211-19 also states, in accordance with the distribution rules laid down in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-45, the number of members…

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