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Showing 511520 of 43303 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 26-3-2020 n° 18-25.893

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-26

To be able to carry out the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction on a temporary and occasional basis, a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

The divorce agreement or judgment takes effect in the relationship between the spouses, as regards their property:-when it is established by mutual consent by private-signature deed countersigned by l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-269

In the event of dissolution, the corporate assets are distributed among the shareholders only after the capital shares have been fully amortised. The portion representing the labour shares, in accorda…

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

Article R612-26

The persons responsible for the inspections may ask to be provided with, and inspect on the basis of documents and on the spot, all books, registers, contracts, slips, minutes, accounting records or d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-26

If the Commission considers that there is a substantial difference between the level of qualification attested by the documentary evidence mentioned in article R. 222-23 and the level of qualification…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Advertising

Article R5125-26

Advertising for pharmacies is authorised only under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out below: 1° The creation, transfer or change of proprietor of a pharmacy, as well as the creati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-26

For the application of article L. 4221-16, the list of pharmacists is drawn up on the basis of the information contained in the register referred to in article D. 4113-118. The content of this list is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 631-1 of the French Commercial Code, credit institutions or finance companies that are unable to ensure their payments, immediately or in the near future,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

The chargeable event for the tax provided for in article 266 sexies occurs and this tax is payable at the time when :1. The receipt of waste in a facility mentioned in 1 of I of article 266 sexies ;1a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-26

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 5121-25, for the medicinal products mentioned in this article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is compiled under the followin…

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