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Showing 15811590 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: DEPARTMENTS OF HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article R3421-1

…e, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, under the conditions set out in articles R. 2512-27, R. 2512-28 and R. 2512-29.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-17

…the works, transferred to the urban community under the conditions provided for by article L. 5215-28. The provisions of article L. 5215-39 are applicable, as regards these works, from the date of tr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-26

The hearing panel may not base its decision on information outside the case file relating to factual circumstances specific to the asylum seeker or to his story, without first informing the parties.Wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-8

…99/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004. This information shall appear o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

…rié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" under the same conditions as those provided for in article L. 421-28, without the condition provided for in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

…cles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 175-22, L. 175-28 and L. 175-29 as well as by the provisions of this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-36

…s and extensions as defined in 3° and 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R31

…he court of appeal within two months of receipt of the registered letter provided for in Article R. 28. The clerk's office of the court of appeal notifies the applicant by registered letter with ackno…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-12

…t in accordance with the procedures laid down for contracts of the same nature governed by articles 28 and 37 of amended decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land publicity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

…rity. The tax is allocated up to the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of the Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.

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