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Showing 491500 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 Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the "home-made" label

Article L122-20

…lementing the "home-made" label, the conditions for preparing "home-made" dishes, in particular the cases in which the place of preparation may be different from the place of consumption or sale, and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

In the case of production, project development aid may not have the effect of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works and audiovisual works, to m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-20

…erial officer authorised by his statute to conduct public auctions of tangible movables and, in the cases provided for by law, by sworn goods brokers. In the absence of a bidder, this creditor is decl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

An application submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacitie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-209

…estment option that complies with the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 3332-17 of the Labour Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-20

…without delay by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 then apply.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Grazing land.

Article 179

1. Animals belonging to the categories referred to in Article 208 below which come from outside to graze in the Customs territory must be the subject of acquits-à-caution by which the importers undert…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1775

…le offences established by one or more judgments, the person convicted under 1° of 1 of the article 1772 shall be disqualified from practising the professions of business agent, tax consultant, expert…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-20

…it constitute a crime punishable by thirty years' imprisonment or life imprisonment, it refers the case to the assize court. If the accused appeared in custody, he shall remain in pre-trial detention…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-20

…y. Each party may challenge the conciliators so appointed within three days of receipt of the notification referred to in the first paragraph on one of the following grounds, which must be substantiat…

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