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Showing 13011310 of 43435 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2016 n° 14-24.556 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Installation and operation of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-14

The design, surface area, layout and layout of the premises of the internal-use pharmacy are appropriate to the tasks and activities for which the pharmacy is responsible. These premises are easily ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training plan for courses involving distance learning

Article R6341-14

The training plan is sent, together with the trainee's application for remuneration, under the conditions set out in 1° of article R. 6341-33.

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

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3665-14

The management account rendered by the accounting officer of the Lyon metropolitan authority presents the metropolitan authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…the zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs mentioned in B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 du 4 février 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire as we…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Personalised project for access to employment and reasonable offer of employment.

Article R5411-14

The personalised project for access to employment is drawn up jointly by the jobseeker and Pôle emploi or one of the organisations mentioned in article L. 5411-6-1 when the jobseeker is registered on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-14

I.-The provision of a phonogram in such a way that anyone can access it on their own initiative, in the context of streaming, is subject to a minimum remuneration guarantee.II.The terms and conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-14

In the event of the receivership or liquidation of an operator of a cinema, the agent appointed by the competent court to deal with the receivership or liquidation proceedings is authorised to receive…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-14

Officers are empowered to carry out administrative checks to determine the characteristics of products or services or assess their dangerous nature.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to providers of participative financing services

Article L573-14

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 573-12 shall incur, in addition to the f…

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