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Showing 24012410 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision and control.

Article R2324-14-1

When an establishment welcomes school-age children under the age of six during school holidays, professional leave or leisure activities, the requirements in terms of organisation, operation and layou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1499-00 A

…tal value of property available to businesses that meet the conditions set out in article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft industries.Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-6

I. - When they wish to benefit from a temporary work permit in application of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 4221-12, persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries…

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

Article L232-14-2

The testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-14-1 may only be carried out if the athlete has given his consent to the director of the testing department of the French Anti-Doping Agency or to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-2

…ssemination of the judgment pronouncing the sentence, under the conditions provided for in article 131-35 of the Penal Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14-1

The provisions of article R. 211-14 do not apply to drivers of vehicles normally based, within the meaning of article L. 211-4 , in the territory of a State other than France or Monaco, as referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

Whenever a merger, transfer, demerger or any other legal change is envisaged which would have the effect of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concern…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-12

The accounting officer is required to exercise: 1° As regards revenue, control:-authorisation to collect revenue;collection of debts and the regularity of reductions and cancellations of revenue order…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14-3

…f the offence defined in Article L. 615-14 shall, in addition to a fine in accordance with article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, be subject to the penalties set out in the'article 131-39 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-14-1

I.-When a public establishment created on the basis of article L. 4433-14 succeeds a public administrative establishment, all the rights, property and obligations of the public administrative establis…

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