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Showing 24012410 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-28

When new elections are held pursuant to article R. 4031-20, the electoral lists drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article R. 4031-27 are used for the new elections, except where the electi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-7

…I - By way of exception to Article II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this Article shall be exercised by the Organising Committe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-30

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 236-29, it may be stipulated that the companies benefiting from the contribution will only be liable for that part of the liabilities of the company con…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

In the performance of their duties, authorised agents may record infringements and breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HI

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HE may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification or deletion

Article R50-62

Persons entered in the file pursuant to the first paragraph of B of II of article 19 de la loi n° 2015-912 du 25 juillet 2015 may apply to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the deletion of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…tters of food safety ;-Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as amended, on the hygiene of foodstuffs, with the exception of the provisions applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-66

The staff of this establishment are governed by the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R78

…t of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: "nil".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-11

…request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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