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Showing 31313140 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

The notice is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the claimant, to the Office and to the professional, the establishment, the centre, the health organisation, the producer, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1795

I. - The persons mentioned in Article L. 96 J of the Book of Tax Procedures who make available the software or cash register systems mentioned in the same Article L. 96 J are liable to a fine where su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-14

The rights of access to and rectification of the data mentioned in Article R. 333-13 may be exercised with the Chairman of the Autorité Nationale des Jeux and the Data Protection Officer of La Françai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1776

As regards the offences referred to in articles 1771 to 1775, the court will order, at the request of the administration, that the judgment be published in full or in extracts in the Journal officiel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-7

Where applicable, the agreement provided for in article L. 2321-2 may determine the composition of the delegation which negotiates company or establishment agreements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Avoidance of conflicts of interest

Article R7123-17

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 7123-15 may result in an administrative fine of up to €1,500 for a natural person and €7,500 for a legal entity, and €3,000 and €15,000 respectively…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1724

If, during the lease, the leased thing requires urgent repairs that cannot be deferred until its end, the lessee must suffer them, whatever inconvenience they cause him, and even though he is deprived…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-7

The leave starts or is renewed at the employee's initiative. The duration of the leave is set by the employee, within the limit provided for in 1° of article L. 3142-14 or, in the absence of an agreem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178

This sub-section applies to post-authorisation safety studies of a non-interventional nature within the meaning of Article R. 1121-2, which give rise to the collection of safety information from patie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-7

Any person may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, if necessary under penalty, the board of directors, the management board, the managers, the legal representative…

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