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Showing 20212030 of 43859 articles for Art. Cass. com. 22-3-2016 n° 14-14.218

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-14

The presidents of the chambers are chosen from among the judges who have held office in a commercial court for at least three years and are appointed each year within a fortnight of the installation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-149

The activity of medicine consists of the general or specialised care, for diagnostic, therapeutic or palliative purposes, of patients whose state of health requires care or monitoring of a medical nat…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14

1. Knowingly infringing the rights of the owner of a patent, as defined in Articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-6, shall be punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-143

Until the seized property is released or confiscated, the owner or, failing this, the holder of the property is responsible for its maintenance and preservation. He/she shall bear the cost, with the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-14

Information, documents or parts of documents for which an application for business secrecy protection has not been made are deemed not to involve business secrecy. The same applies to items relating t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-14

Administrative authorisation is given by branch to the undertakings mentioned in 1°, 3° and 4° of article L. 310-2. This authorisation covers the entire branch, unless the undertaking only wishes to u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The mayor and deputy mayors

Article L2122-14

When the election of the mayor or deputy mayors is annulled or, for any other reason, the mayor or deputy mayors have ceased to hold office, the council is convened to proceed with the replacement wit…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Deadline for receipt of applications

Article R3123-14

The concession-granting authority shall set the time limit for receipt of applications, depending in particular on the nature, amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the conce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-14

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency draws up an annual report on the activities of each commission. The report, together with any comments from the various members of the commission, is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-14

I.-The intermediary payment service provider shall apply effective procedures to detect whether the fields relating to information on the payer and payee provided for in the messaging or payment and s…

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