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Showing 21312140 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

When it does not constitute the violation mentioned in 4° of article L. 232-10, the fact that any person, within the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-24

…erred to in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 shall inform the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 and their supervisory authority designated in Article L. 561-36 of the identity of their managers…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-15

…f this article are overriding legislation within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008. However, the provisions of I sha…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-6

…g decision of 25 November 2013 on guidelines for the application of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products; 7° Products that meet th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-5

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph (1°) of article 23-9, declarations of nationality, once they have been registered, take effect on the date on which they were made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R341-25

…is remunerated under conditions contrary to the provisions of the third paragraph of article L. 314-23 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-24

The aid provided for in Article L. 5522-23, the maximum amount of which is determined by decree, is paid from the date on which the business is actually created or taken over.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-43

The Committee gives its opinion under the conditions set out in Article R. 1123-23. If the Committee's opinion is unfavourable, the sponsor may not implement the modification to the research.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article D23-10-1

The two-month period referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 23-10-1 shall be assessed with regard to the date of assignment, understood to be the date of conclusion of the contract.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R265

In article R. 23-2, the words: "to the services of the Directorate General of Public Finances, which provide" are replaced by the words: "to the agent responsible for collecting fines, who provides".

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