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Showing 39213930 of 49594 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-3-1998 n° 96-16.671

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-4

In addition to its Chairman, the Council comprises twenty-five people: 1° Five persons representing the main philosophical and spiritual families, appointed by the President of the Republic ; 2° One m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-4

The transmission deadlines referred to in Articles L. 228-2 and L. 228-3 are specified in 6. of Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Support for cultural industries

Article R1511-40

The subsidies provided for in articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 et au 6° de l'article L. 4211-1 shall be the subject of a written application by the operator of the establishment which already holds or wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R420-4

For the application of Article L. 420-7, the list of competent judicial courts in mainland France and the overseas departments is set in accordance with the tables in Appendix 4-1of this book.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-4

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 1241-2, in the absence of any other therapeutic solution, a sample of haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow or peripheral blood may be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Limitation period.

Article 351

Action by the customs authorities in respect of customs offences is time-barred in the same way and under the same conditions as public action in respect of ordinary offences. In the case of contraven…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-4

I. - A solidarity fund is established for the départements of the Ile-de-France region. The resources of the fund are set at 60 million euros.II. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D362-4

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D363-4

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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