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Showing 27712780 of 44700 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 June 1998 · Cass. com. 15 June 2010 · Cass. com. 15 May 1973 · Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · CA Versailles 7 June 2007

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-16

…icles…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Removal of goods from their place of detention

Article R512-16

The report and, where applicable, the samples are deposited by the authorised agent with the administrative department that records the sampling. An order of the Minister for the Economy may authorise…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-167

…company whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests, the second paragraph of article R. 214-166 also applies to the forest assets of the forestry group or the company whose sole purpose is to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R814-168

…he president of the judicial court for the place of the company's registered office. The liquidator may be replaced due to impediment, or for any other serious reason, by decision of the president of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-16

…he authorisation, the holder must send the Director General of the Agency within one month a certificate stating that he does not hold any micro-organisms or toxins covered by the authorisation. In th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-16

…f regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 the following scale: REGIONAL POPULATION (inhabitants) Maximum Rates (in %) Less than 1 million 4…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…° Where the information in the official report does not comply with the provisions of articles 495-17 to 495-24-1 or with the provisions of this section, terminate the fixed fine procedure and send th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-16

…dge they have acquired in the course of their professional experience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in Article R. 812-15 take an examination to test their kno…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Definition

Article R426-16

…residence permit bearing the word "stagiaire" (trainee) as provided for in article L. 426-23: 1° To carry out a work placement in a company, as part of a training course organised in their country of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-16

Approval may be withdrawn, with the assent of the National Approval Commission, if the association ceases to satisfy the conditions required for approval or if it fails to comply with the obligation s…

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