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Showing 131140 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-26

…a metering device that can be read remotely and as defined in the first paragraphs of articles L. 341-4 et L. 453-7 of the Energy Code, the electricity or natural gas supplier shall make available in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-26-1

…nisation, health cooperation group or medical biology laboratory in which the activities defined in 2° of Article R. 2142-1 are carried out must include: 1° A room used exclusively for collecting sper…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Land

Article L4424-26-1

In the form of a public establishment of the territorial collectivity of Corsica of an industrial and commercial nature, the Office foncier de la Corse, over which the collectivity exercises its super…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

…ce in France when such residence constitutes a condition for the acquisition of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or private professional acti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-26

Selective financial assistance helps to cover the following publishing costs:1° Purchases and pre-purchases of exploitation rights and, where applicable, payment of guaranteed minimums;2° Expenditure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to CCI France.

Article R712-26-1

…its General Meeting with a report on its performance, which is sent to the supervisory authority by 15 July each year at the latest..

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-26

The notification referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article L. 22-10-40 shall be made by the agent to the company by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by electronic means of comm…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Joint police and gendarmerie services

Article R15-26-1

…offences recorded in accordance with the procedures mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 130-9 of the Highway Code. Its creation is decided by a decree which specifies its location.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-26

…du travail. It is accompanied by the summary of product characteristics referred to in Article R. 5141-15 as approved by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10 : Olive oil and table olives

Article R412-26

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 1 and 7 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 of 11 July 1991, as amended, on the characteristics of olive…

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