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Showing 19711980 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3513-13

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of nicotine-containing vaping products shall establish and maintain a system for collecting information on any suspected adverse effects of these products on…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-3

…f the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 may be accompanied by an additional presentation or expression are set out in article L. 3232-8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Obligations of the management company, the entity responsible for centralisation and the statutory auditor

Article L214-24-46

Under the conditions defined by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, responsibility vis-à-vis third parties for centralising subscription and redemption orders for units or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-12

…be struck off the list of approved portfolio management companies as a sanction by the Autorité des marchés financiers.Deregistration entails the liquidation of the legal entity if it has its register…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Anti-competitive practices.

Article R420-1

Agreements submitted to the Minister responsible for the economy, pursuant to II of Article L. 420-4, are accompanied by the following information:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1497

…an exceptional nature are valued under the conditions provided for in Article 1498, as in force on 31 December 2016.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-34

A report must be made of offences related to the offences provided for in articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-32 when they are inextricably linked to these offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-4

Failure to provide the information specified in articles D. 1221-30 and D. 1221-31, relating to the monthly statement of employment contracts, is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Cemeteries and funeral operations (R).

Article R2512-30

The mayor issues the burial authorisation provided for in article R. 2213-31, when the body is buried in one of the Parisian cemeteries even if it is located outside the territory of Paris.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-6

The purpose of the preliminary design studies is to :1° Specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° Assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° Propose p…

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