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Showing 53115320 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

…tage code, to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-9

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for the legal representative of a group referred to in article L. 5143-6 : 1° Purchasing, holding or supplying veterin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…and crafts are exercised by the president and staff of the chambers of trades governed by articles 103 et seq. of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 for Alsace and Moselle and the reference…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-5

…d for transfer of authorisations to open, as provided for in Articles R. 5124-6, R. 5124-7, R. 5124-10, R. 5124-10-1, R. 5124-10-2, R. 5124-13 and R. 5124-14 , as well as the content of the file attac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…at least 75% of whose turnover is derived from the operation of ships used for commercial purposes may, by option, be subject to the regime defined in this article for the determination of taxable pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…s of the anti-doping rules defined in Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 and L. 232-17, as well as the breaches mentioned in Article L. 232-9-3;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may audit the operating account or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity and fairness of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-3

…s of information gathered from the organisers of the said events, complies with Annex II to Annex 7-10to this book.The figures for the last session, covering the net surface area of the event, the num…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…r can prove that it is unable to offer a job, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 1226-10 and L. 1226-11, to an employee who has been declared unfit and holds such a contract, or if the e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

…Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at Beijing on 10 September 2010, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil A…

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