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Showing 26312640 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-52

…er course on which he is embarking, in the light of the classification criteria set out inAnnex III-12.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article R722-5

…Prosecutor is represented before the Commercial Court under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 122-2 et R. 212-12, R. 212-14 and R. 212-15 of the judicial organisation code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article R424-5

…holding a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 may have it withdrawn if he loses refugee status in the cases mentioned in article L. 424-8.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-52

…Article R. 332-2 which are subject to early investment transactions in securities of the same type may not exceed 20% of the dispersion base defined in the first paragraph of Article R. 332-3.In case…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-5

…e line producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-12 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Plan

Article R742-56-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in these paragraphs also states that failure to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-5

Failure to comply with the one-month time limit provided for in 2° of Article D. 45-2-3 or the four-month period provided for in article D. 45-2-4 does not constitute a ground of nullity preventing th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-5

The committee secretariat will send a copy of the request for recusal to the member who is the subject of the recusal.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-5

In assessing the merits of the request for an increase in the penalty, the Commission will take into account any new factors likely to justify an increase in the penalty, such as a finding by the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…irements of Directive 2003/94/EC and by an establishment authorised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001, the batch release certific…

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