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Showing 28312840 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Representative bodies and staff expression.

Article L6144-7

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6144-2, L. 6144-5 and L. 6144-6 and, unless otherwise provided and insofar as is necessary, the procedures for applying the other provisions of this…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article D775-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

The institution is responsible for conserving, restoring, studying, enriching, presenting to the public and promoting collections in the sporting domain belonging to the State, local authorities, publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-7

The assessment provided for in Article L. 6113-2 and the certification provided for in Article L. 6113-3 take into account the measures taken by health care organisations to ensure respect for the rig…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-73

For postal votes, use is made of : 1° A return envelope addressed to the processing centre ; 2° A ballot paper on which both the voter's signature is recorded and the vote is cast. The information on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Demolition work.

Article R4534-72

When demolition work is carried out at a height not exceeding 6 metres above ground level, the installation of a work floor is not compulsory, subject to the following provisions: 1° The work may only…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-7

Independent of any decisions that may be made pursuant to articles L. 724-3 and L. 724-4, where it appears, subsequent to his election, that a Commercial Court judge has incurred, before or after his…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-7

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products found to be infringing and the materials and implements used principall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40

In the event of an offence under 3° of article 225-10 of the Penal Code, the occupier and the person engaging in prostitution are jointly and severally liable for any damages that may be awarded for n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-50

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate, seised of acts committed voluntarily against a minor, appoints an ad hoc administrator when the minor's interests are not fully protected by his or her l…

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