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Showing 15911600 of 28454 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-6-1989 n° 150

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

With regard to bookshop publishing, the author's remuneration may be subject to flat-rate remuneration for the first edition, with the author's formally expressed agreement, in the following cases: 1°…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area

Article R2344-6

Where the purchaser decides to authorise economic operators from countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area to take part in the contract award procedure, before examining the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-6

For the application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 224-6, in the event that the transfer right of the mathematical reserves or the shares of the diversification reserves exceeds the proportion…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-6

The provisions of articles R. 1524-3 and R. 1524-4 are applicable to the special delegate provided for by article L. 1524-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-6

…graph apply subject to the necessary rights of way, on the date of publication of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-3

Apart from the cases provided for in Article 60-2, customs officers may, at any time, visit goods, means of transport and persons present or moving in the places mentioned in the same Article 60-2, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-6

I.-The notification file referred to in Article L. 3513-10 shall contain, depending on whether it concerns an electronic vaping device or a refill bottle, the following information:1° The name and con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Deletion of data from the file

Article R50-64

The department managing the file shall proceed with the deletion of the data entered therein: a) On expiry of the time limits laid down in Article 706-25-6 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-60

The application for registration of a company is submitted collectively by the partners or by those of the partners practising within the company or by the company's legal representative. It is sent t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Chapters I, II and IV of Title I of Book I;2° Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Chapter I of Tit…

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