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Showing 771780 of 57126 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 25-1-2023 n° 21-20.009

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-25

No person may carry out an inspection if he has been convicted of any of the offences referred to in II of Article L. 500-1 of this Code.Before entrusting an assignment to one of the persons mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-25

The structure (floor, roof, walls, openings), the major works, as defined in the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-25

In the absence of an amicable agreement, compensation is set by the expropriation judge on the basis of : 1° The value of the property at the date of the decision establishing the easement, based on t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6431-25

The Territorial Council, when one sixth of its members so request, shall deliberate on the creation of a mission of information and evaluation tasked with gathering information on a matter of interest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholder default.

Article R228-25

The entry of the defaulting shareholder is automatically deleted from the company's register of registered shares. If the shares issued are in registered form, the acquirer is registered and new certi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-25

I.-In addition to the unique identifier referred to in Article L. 3512-23, unit packets of tobacco products manufactured, imported from a non-EU Member State or originating from an EU Member State mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25

For the trial of accused adults, the rules relating to the composition and operation of the assize court are set by the provisions of article 698-6. For the trial of accused minors aged at least sixte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

When the employer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-25

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 623-24-1, any wilful infringement of the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate as defined in Article L. 623-4 constitutes an infringement for whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

The Scientific Advisory Board is convened by its Chairman, or at the request of the Managing Director, or at the motivated initiative of at least one third of its members, or at the request of the Boa…

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