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Showing 13611370 of 18902 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 Sept. 2009 – no. 08-17.611

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-73

Pursuant to

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-91

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 221-18, within seven days of signing the contract, the contracting party of the professional referred to in article L. 224-90 may go back on his commi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 278-0 A

…on are subject to the special rates provided for in articles 281 quater to 281 octies or in article 298 septies, the incidental elements are subject to their own rate determined under the conditions p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-4

As stated in Article 511-18 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: Art. 511-18 -The act of conceiving human embryos in vitro or creating them by cloning for research purposes is punishable by seven y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-25

…cal devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC, in accordance with procedures specif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14

…nt on the European Economic Area are also eligible, provided that these rules comply with Directive no. 2009/65/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-4

Failure to comply with the seizure measure mentioned in article L. 512-29 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-14

…y only be granted for facilities that meet the conditions set out in articles R. 6322-15 to R. 6322-29.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Elections and operation of regional and inter-regional councils.

Article R4124-1-1

The regional or inter-regional council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in the fourth paragraph of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-26

…3° of Article D. 224-27; 6° At the consumer's request, the assessment referred to in Article D. 224-29; 7° A functionality that allows all or part of the data referred to in this article to be retriev…

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