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Showing 971980 of 56901 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17-1-2012 n° 10-27.185

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices in classified resorts.

Article R134-17

The budget prepared by the Tourist Office Director complies with the provisions of articles L. 1612-2 , L. 2221-5 and L. 2312-1 of the General Local Authorities Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-17

Withdrawal of approval or dissolution of an association shall entail forfeiture of the mandates exercised by the user representatives appointed on the proposal of this association in the bodies mentio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-17

I. - The design, construction and modification of ski lifts, the way in which they are operated and the checks carried out to ensure that they are in good working order are subject to administrative a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-17

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailif…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-17

Authorised agents may call on the services of any qualified person appointed by the administrative authority to which they report.This person may accompany them during their inspections. This person m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Equipment

Article A322-170

Competitors must wear at least : 1° A one-piece wetsuit that prevents solid objects from being blown into the air; 2° A hard-shell helmet.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-178

In matters of succession, the acts and formalities relating to affirmation under oath give rise to the collection of the fees provided for in the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting 75…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-17

The fact of carrying out ionisation treatments without holding the approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-17

The decision on the application for a work permit referred to in I of article R. 5221-1 is taken by the Prefect. It is notified to the employer or agent who submitted the application, as well as to th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-17

When a category of contracts is subject to a profit-sharing clause, the profit-sharing allocated individually to each reduced or suspended contract may not be less than that which would be allocated t…

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