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Showing 941950 of 63858 articles for Art. L. 223-19 and L. 223-31

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Gambling and betting.

Article 1966

…s suitable for practising the use of weapons, foot or horse races, chariot races, the game of palms and other games of the same nature which have to do with skill and the exercise of the body, are exc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Gambling and betting.

Article 1965

The law grants no action for a gambling debt or for the payment of a bet.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-31

…sions of this Code of Ethics apply to all chiropodists registered with the Register of Chiropodists and performing a professional act under the conditions set out in Articles L. 4322-1, L. 4322-2, L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-31

Recognition and enforcement on French territory of a conviction handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 728-32 and 728-33. The decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-31

…illary therapeutic products which have been the subject of the authorisation referred to in article L. 1261-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Ethics and prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R1313-31

A person subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 1451-2 must provide information to the public either in writing in the case of an article intended for the written press or dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Conservation of gametes, germinal tissue and embryos

Article R2142-31

With the exception of the gamete donor mentioned in article L. 1244-2, any person who has consented to the storage of gametes, germ tissue or embryos must be informed in advance of their removal and o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-31

…cts for four years two censors chosen from among the natural persons who are members of the company and who are responsible for subsequently reporting to the General Meeting on the financial managemen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-31

…in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code and the legal weekly working time defined in article D. 7124-32 of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-31

In the case referred to in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution exercises general supervision over transactions between insurance or reinsuranc…

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