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Showing 24612470 of 19763 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25 January 2017

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-1

…They incur the penalties provided for the offence of usurpation of title in articles 433-17 and 433-25 of the same code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7

…r determines, in compliance with the rights of third parties and the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26, the conditions for the liquidation of the syndicate.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-18

…ale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the report referred to in Article R. 1161-25.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R732-6

…06-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-10n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R733-6

…06-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-10n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…ty, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 ;- of Article 36 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article D133-60

…eptember 1991 taken for the application of the first paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service and decree no. 99-567…

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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 L591-5

…ard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms is replaced by the reference to the rules…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-2

…councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts of the special allocation provided for in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…user. The local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the contrary. This article does not apply to water…

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