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Showing 14111420 of 11746 articles for Art. Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 January 1986

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 677

…s the constitution of rights in rem in immovable property referred to in a of 1° of amended article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 ; 2° Transfers of use of businesses, customer lists or immo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-38

The contribution due by companies with fewer than eleven employees is settled on 31 January of the year following payment of the last instalment. The balance of the contribution due is paid on that da…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-85

Prior to entering into a transaction referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-84, the lender shall provide the borrower, on paper or on another durable medium, with information enabling th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Advertising.

Article R5141-85-3

For the advertising mentioned in articles R. 5141-83 and R. 5141-84, the advertising texts and documents must be filed with the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…of Appeal. It shall also be communicated, at his request, to the president of the court hearing the case. The provisions of Article 706-84 are applicable in the event of disclosure of the identity of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-8

…der one of the cessation clauses provided for in section C of article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951. For the application of sections 5 and 6 of the same section C, the change in circumsta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-39-1

…ragraph of Article R. 6122-39. Any installation of equipment covered by 2° of article R. 6122-26 in cases other than those mentioned in the two previous paragraphs is subject to modification of the in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

…Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the Eu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Miners

Article 1078

Subject to the provisions of 3° of article 679, certificates, deeds of notoriety and other documents relating exclusively to the execution of the provisions of articles 84 to 96 of the law of 31 March…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.The decision to refuse, suspend or withdraw an authorisat…

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