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Showing 14511460 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-72-1

…Use Exemption taking effect on a date prior to its notification, in accordance with 5° ofArticle L. 232-2-1, even if the conditions set out inArticle D. 232-72 are not met.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-73-1

…ceipt of an application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption under the conditions set out in articles R. 112-4 and R. 112-5 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration. This acknowledgeme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-7-1

A creditor who has received a payment in breach of the rule of equality of unsecured creditors or as a result of an error in the order of privileges must return the sums so paid.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-7

The collection, excluding contentious procedures, of charges for water consumption and charges for collective and non-collective sanitation may be entrusted to the same body, which will show the detai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to partnerships limited by shares

Article L22-10-77

…mously, shall decide on a draft resolution relating to the information mentioned in I of Article L. 22-10-9. Where the draft resolution referred to in the previous paragraph is not approved, the Super…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-7

…son from whom the goods were ordered, without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-7-1

…lude from the procedure for awarding a concession contract those persons who, subject to article L. 225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code by virtue of the number of employees they employ, are unable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-7

For the application of articles 694-25 and 694-26, the practical arrangements for the temporary transfer or transit of a person, including, where appropriate, details of the conditions of detention in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-7

…who has benefited from the mobility assistance service defined in III any information relating to :1° The presentation of any transfer or direct debit on the closed account. This information is provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for the "multi-purpose" option

Article D6124-177-7

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes at least one masseur-physiotherapist.

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