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Showing 25012510 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…ption of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information tec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Control of budgetary acts (R).

Article R1612-8

…uced, depending on the case, by Articles R. 1612-16, R. 1612-19, R. 1612-23, R. 1612-24 and R. 1612-27. These provisions apply when the Chamber receives a request to enter a compulsory expenditure ite…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-3

…ertifies that it has undergone regular maintenance in accordance with the provisions of article R. 5212-28 and, where the device is subject to internal or external quality control in application of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-2-1

…inium association applies for the increased ceiling mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 221-2, it must submit the summary sheet mentioned inarticle 1 of decree no. 2016-1822 of 21 December…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-28

I.-For the medical devices mentioned in article R. 5212-26, the operator is required :1° Keep a regularly updated inventory of the devices it operates, mentioning for each of them the common and comme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

…61-9, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are replaced by references to the rules applicable in mainland France under Regulation (E…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R775-40

…nd column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 562-1n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021R. 562-2No. 2018-264 of 9 April 2018R. 562-3n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021R. 562-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article R236-19

I.-Where the first paragraph of Article L. 236-27 is applied, the draft partial asset contribution agreement shall contain the information referred to in Article R. 236-1, with the exception of the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-30

When corrective measures are taken under articles R. 1321-27, R. 1321-28 and R. 1321-29, consumers are informed immediately by the person responsible for water production or distribution.In the cases…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

…icle 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or to the revenue, as the case may be, of…

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