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Showing 46714680 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-7

…der's absence or impediment, to the commander's designated replacement or other deputies where applicable.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-75-2

…iction of one or more courts of appeal for the trial of crimes falling within the scope of articles 706-73, with the exception of 11°, 706-73-1 or 706-74, in cases that are or would appear to be of gr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

…the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not complied with its obligation to pay the royalties within the time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-7

…performance studies which do not involve any risk or constraint and in which all the procedures are carried out and the products used in the usual way. By way of derogation, the Personal Data Protecti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-4

…omic Area, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall require the resignation of this company in its capacity as management company of this AIF under the conditions laid down in the general regulations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-1

…of the public interest in the abstraction of water for human consumption referred to in article L. 1321-2 is published in the departmental registry of administrative acts and is displayed in the town…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Remuneration of the posthumous representative

Article 775 quinquies

The remuneration of the mandataire à titre posthume, definitively determined within six months of the death, is deductible from the assets of the estate up to a limit of 0.5% of the managed estate ass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…ount of the financial contribution from the Bouches-du-Rhône department referred to in Article L. 2513-5 is determined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article 763-7-1

Where a person sentenced to socio-judicial supervision is required to carry out this measure following a custodial sentence, he or she will be given, before release, a notice to appear before the sent…

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