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Showing 551560 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…n nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, shall lay down the terms and conditions for the application of this section. In particular, it shall specify the list of offences referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-22

…training account supplemented by the professional prevention account under 1° of I of article L. 4163-7, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations provides the body mentioned in the second paragraph of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…eparation agreement by mutual consent in accordance with the procedures provided for in the article 229-1 of the Civil Code, to issue the notarial acts provided for in articles 46 and 317 of the Civil…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

…on designated by the latter, without undue delay and, at the latest, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to withdraw in accordance with Article L. 221-21, unless the trader offers to re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions common to investment services providers relating to investor guarantees

Article L533-23

…before entering into business relations with them, of the existence of a compensation scheme applicable in respect of the transaction or transactions envisaged, the amount and extent of the cover of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application to army hospitals and army blood transfusion centres

Article R4211-22

For the application of the provisions of sub-section 1, army hospitals and the army blood transfusion centre shall be considered as health establishments and a blood transfusion establishment respecti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production support

Article 422-22

Production companies meet the conditions for eligibility for financial aid, as applicable: 1° To the production of feature-length cinematographic works, provided for by article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-22

…is representative;5° A representative of the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés;6° Fourteen representatives of issuers of means of payment and operators of payment systems;7° Five…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-22

By way of derogation from article 9 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départements, les…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Work involving the risk of drowning.

Article R4534-136

…ifeboats is proportionate to the number of workers exposed to the risk of drowning; 4° When work is carried out at night, adjustable spotlights are installed to allow the surface of the water to be il…

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