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Showing 19711980 of 50178 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Dec. 2020 – no. 18-20.231

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-2

…characteristics and quantity of the medicinal products, products and objects defined in article L. 4211-1, dispensed with or without a medical prescription to the holder, as well as the dates and deta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-25

…ed out via secure telecommunication means. The right to information provided for in I de l'article 32 de la loi du 6 janvier 1978 sus mentionnée, sauf en ce qui concerne les personnes habilitées à acc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-25

…o cinema owners to help compensate for the drop in business they have been experiencing since March 2020 as a result of the measures restricting and banning admission to cinemas.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 533-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2-2

…earch units. In accordance with the shared medical project referred to in 1° of II of article L. 6132-2 and the shared nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care project, they define the links…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3361-2

…ishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below. APPLICABLE PROVISIO…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

…o which a general legal mortgage is attached are: 1° Those of one of the spouses against the other; 2° Those of minors or adults under guardianship against the legal administrator or guardian; > (Repe…

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

Article L420-2-2

Agreements, concerted practices and unilateral practices the object or effect of which is to prohibit or substantially limit the possibility for an undertaking which provides private public passenger…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XVII: Participatory procedure agreement

Article 2063

…procedure agreement shall, on pain of nullity, be contained in a writing that specifies:1° Its term;2° The subject matter of the dispute;3° The documents and information necessary for resolving the di…

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