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Showing 14811490 of 33065 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 6-7-1982 n° 1162

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L312-71

The creditor shall provide to, by any means, monthly and within a reasonable time before the payment date, an updated statement of the performance of the revolving credit agreement, making clear refer…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-62

The cantonment of the emolument by the legatee or surviving spouse (number 7 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the sum cantoned, according to the following scale…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6224-6

The provisions of Articles L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-5 do not apply to medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence. Medical biology laboratories in army hospitals providing…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-7

Within one month of receipt, the Regional Health Agency will send the person filing the declaration provided for in Article D. 6222-6 an acknowledgement of receipt. The application is deemed to be com…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33-6

The medicines are kept in a place to which only the staff of the reception and support centre for harm reduction for drug users have access. They are stored under the conditions laid down in the marke…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-6

An agreement concluded in one of the areas listed in article L. 2241-1 may set the frequency of its renegotiation, up to a limit of four years for the areas listed in 1° to 5° and up to a limit of fiv…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Tax regimes

Article 69

I. When the average income of a farmer, for all of his farms, exceeds €91,900, excluding tax, over three consecutive years, the person concerned is compulsorily taxed according to a real system of tax…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Account allocated to funds held on behalf of third parties

Article A743-6

An agreement is signed between each commercial court registrar's office and the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. Any contractual stipulation contrary to the standard clauses set out in the Annex 7-…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-50

The obligations to which a person may be required to submit in the executing State are as follows: 1° An obligation on the person to inform a specific authority of any change of residence; 2° A prohib…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body with a view to their transfer for scientific use

Article R1243-64

Authorised bodies must be able to provide the following information at any time: 1° The nature and number of samples held ; 2° The characteristics of the samples held; 3° How the samples are prepared;…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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