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Showing 21712180 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Unpacking sales.

Article R310-8

…larant that, because the duration of the sale authorised by the second paragraph of I of article L. 310-2, he is liable to the penalty provided for in 3° of article R. 310-19. II.-These time limits do…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investigations

Article R232-86

The investigations referred to in 3° of the I of article L. 232-5 are intended to collect, obtain, evaluate and process information relating to the fight against doping, in accordance with procedures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-8

…g body between the colleges in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 2352-5, the workforce to be taken into account is the sum of the number of employees belonging to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R711-6

…European Union Customs Code, the Geneva Convention on the simplification of customs formalities of 3 November 1923 and the Kyoto International Convention on the simplification and harmonisation of cu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-8

…hemselves at the end of the commercial negotiation, in compliance with articles L. 442-1 and L. 442-3. This agreement is drawn up either in a single document, or in a package formed by a framework con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-8

…agricole mutuel must expressly state the rules mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 512-23 and in articles L. 512-31, L. 512-41 and R. 512-9.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Initiation of the appeal in cassation.

Article 608

Except in cases specified by law, other final judgments may not be appealed to the Court of Cassation independently of judgments on the merits. The appeal may be lodged by the plaintiff within the tim…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Service.

Article 662

If, in the cases provided for in Articles 659 and 660, it is not established that the addressee has actually been notified, the judge may prescribe any additional steps ex officio, except to order the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article R232-82

All the medical examinations and documents required to examine the authorisation application are at the applicant's expense. The applicant pays a flat-rate contribution to the costs of this investigat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-83

…bsence of contraindication to participation in sporting competitions issued pursuant to article L. 231-2-1. It does not replace a doctor's prescription for the substance or method whose use it authori…

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