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Showing 941950 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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-34

…g of the establishments is assessed by taking into account their competitive environment during the calendar year preceding the date of the application for aid. The other criteria are assessed, where…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-23

In the event of the sale by mutual agreement of a property subject to a mortgage, the judge responsible for protection disputes shall determine the minimum amount of the sale price. Payment of the pri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-233

A dental surgeon who has agreed to provide care to a patient undertakes : 1° to provide the patient with enlightened care in accordance with the latest scientific knowledge, either personally, or when…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership and termination of membership.

Article D4622-23

Termination of membership of an inter-company occupational health and safety service is decided by the employer, unless the social and economic committee, which has been consulted beforehand, objects.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-23

Personal data may not be kept beyond the period required to carry out the operations provided for in article R. 5134-18 and for a maximum of one year after the end of the employability assistance. How…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-22

…o publish the annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 526-38 is punishable by a fine of €15,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-22

…s is accompanied by a declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts pursuant to Article R. 123-111-1, the clerk of the commercial court shall complete the request for insertion of the notice i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-33

The operation referred to in Article 230-32 is authorised: 1° As part of an investigation in flagrante delicto, a preliminary investigation or a procedure provided for in articles 74 to 74-2, by the p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-15

The asylum seeker may attend the personal interview accompanied either by a lawyer or a representative of a human rights association, an association defending the rights of foreign nationals or asylum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Banking intermediaries

Article L571-15

Any natural person who engages in the business of intermediary in banking and payment services without complying with the obligation set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 519-2 is liable to two…

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