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Showing 50115020 of 22276 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 February 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-2

…us in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures may receive p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-9

…sional sporting or leisure activities, subject to compliance with the provisions of article R. 4313-16: 1° Riders' helmets ; 2° Equipment for protection against falls from a height.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

…The priority dividend may not be less than either the first dividend referred to in Article L. 232-16 or an amount equal to 7.5% of the paid-up capital represented by non-voting preference shares. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-7

…ons under which it is implemented do not comply with the fundamental principles set out in Articles 16 to 16-8 of the Civil Code, the ethical principles set out in this Title and those set out in Titl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-2

…easures provided for in Article R. 561-14.II. - For the contracts mentioned in 1° of Article R. 561-16, the identification provided for in the first paragraph of the policyholder or insured party and,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…of fraud; -obtaining an understanding of the way in which the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code exercise their oversight in terms of fraud risk; -analyse fraud ris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L315-6

The following are prohibited in all advertising: 1° The mention that a loan may be granted without information enabling the borrower's financial and asset situation to be assessed; 2° The indication o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707-6

The amount of the increase in fines provided for in Article 132-20 of the Penal Code is set by the judge on the basis of the circumstances of the offence, the personality of the offender and the offen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 723-3

Financial aid for the distribution abroad of works representative of world cinematography is awarded to companies established on the territory of a State participating in the "MEDIA" sub-programme of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Pharmacists responsible for monitoring certain labile blood products in blood establishments

Article R1221-55

With the exception of army pharmacists, pharmacists practising in health establishments, when they are responsible for supervising a blood depot mentioned in article R. 1221-20, must, for this activit…

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