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Showing 23012310 of 38682 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013 n° 12-17.913 · Cass. 3e civ. 30 January 2002 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 n° 05-10.221 · Cass. 3e civ. 20 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 December 2010 n° 09-71.489

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Urgent measures.

Article 1290

The urgent measures provided for in

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Proceedings before the family court.

Article 1288

The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged, depending on the case, as in a non-contentious matter or as in a contentious matter. The case is heard and decided in chambers.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles 60, 77-1 and 156, where it appears that data seized or obtained in the course of the investigation or enquiry has been subject to transformation operati…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Novel foods and novel food ingredients

Article R412-19

…ures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 to 3 and 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015, as amended, on novel fo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-23

…commitments 1° Commitments made by the programming groups or agreements mentioned in article L. 212-19 and approved by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ; 2° The comm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-20

The contribution of the associated communes mentioned in 1° of article L. 5212-19 is compulsory for these communes for the duration of the syndicate and within the limit of the requirements of the ser…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-19

The conciliation commission, set up by article L. 6142-11 to settle any difficulties that may arise in connection with the conclusion, renewal or application of the agreements referred to in article L…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1322

…provisional lifting followed by immediate reapposition is not subject to the provisions of articles 1316 to 1321.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 14: Inclusion on the list of medicinal products for officinal use

Article R5121-202

…pharmacist may present for direct access to the public under the conditions set out in article R. 4235-55. It is published on the Agency's website. At the request of the marketing authorisation holde…

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