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Showing 43214330 of 22131 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 27 juin 2018 n° 17-82048

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…g to offences of sexual assault or sexual offences provided for by articles 222-22 to 222-31-2 and 227-25 to 227-27-3 of the criminal code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-28

The decisions referred to in Article 103-1 of Decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 on the reorganisation and judicial liquidation of companies are forwarded by the Banque de France to each banker wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-118

The abandonment of property or rights (number 98 in Table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° In the case of unilateral abandonment by separate deed, a fixed fee of €26.41;2° In the case of abandonm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-5

For the application of the second paragraph of article D. 1432-17 to La Réunion, the words: "D. 1432-15" are replaced by the words: "D. 1443-3".

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Fruit and vegetables

Article R412-25

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 4 to 7 and paragraph 4 of Article 11 and paragraph 3 of Article 17 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia: 1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-34-1, insofar as they concern S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-4

…edicated animal feed and intermediate products approved under Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 to manufacturers of medicated animal feed and intermediate products.The Minister for Agricultur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-75

The staff responsible for occupational health and safety inspections in the centres are inspectors attached to the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research, carrying out their duties und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: General provisions.

Article L410-2

Unless otherwise provided by law, the prices of goods, products and services covered prior to 1 January 1987 by Ordinance no. 45-1483 of 30 June 1945 are freely determined by competition.However, in s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article L821-6

An administrative fine of €10,000 will be imposed on any air, sea or road transport company that disembarks on French territory, from a State that is not a party to the Convention signed in Schengen o…

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