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Showing 201210 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on tobacco product packaging

Article R3512-28

The brand name and trade name may be printed on cigarette paper in accordance with the procedures defined by order of the Minister for Health.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-28

…palities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, the operation of the groups of elected representatives may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the system of allowances for e…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-1

By way of derogation from Article 280, the heirs may decide together to maintain the forms and methods of payment of the compensatory allowance that were incumbent on the debtor spouse, by undertaking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Elections to the boards of the various councils

Article R4125-28

…l members. The Executive Committee shall comprise at least the Chairman and a Treasurer. Its number may not exceed two-fifths of the total number of full members when this number is greater than eight…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Conditions for carrying out tax missions

Article 285 undecies

For the performance by the customs and excise administration of its duties relating to taxes recovered in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Commission des clauses abusives

Article R822-28

The chairman of the committee is replaced by the vice-chairman.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-28

…1° The term of the redeployment leave; 2° The services of the support unit from which the employee may benefit; 3° Depending on the case, the precise nature of the training or validation of the exper…

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

Article R612-28

…uant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty payment may not exceed fifteen thousand euros.This decision is notified to the person concerned in the manne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article R814-28

…ent of the court which entrusts an assignment to a court-appointed administrator, in civil matters, may fix the amount of an advance on the remuneration of this professional.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-28

…the reduction or modification of the allocation of expenses resulting from donations and legacies may be pronounced under the conditions provided for by the laws and regulations. Under the same cond…

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