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Showing 111120 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-3

…e amount of cash proceeds from the securities held in the associated securities account, repayments and the amount of sales of these securities. The account is debited with the amount of subscriptions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-11-3

I.-Banking and payment services intermediaries within the meaning of Article L. 519-1 and their staff update their professional knowledge and skills, as part of ongoing training, through professional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R613-3-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall adopt a decision pursuant to III of Article L. 613-20-6 within five days of the notification referred to in I of the same article.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-11

The arrangements for the hearing may be modified if there are serious reasons preventing the minor from being heard under the conditions initially laid down.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-3

When the family affairs judge pronounces or modifies a measure, taken pursuant to article 373-2-6 of the Civil Code, prohibiting a minor child from leaving the country without the authorisation of bot…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-3

…sisted witness has the right to be assisted by a lawyer, who is notified in advance of the hearings and has access to the case file, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 114 and 114-1. This l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-11

When the consent provided for in article 342-10 is obtained, the female couple shall jointly acknowledge the child. Filiation is established, with regard to the woman giving birth, in accordance with…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to contracts concluded by electronic means

Article 1127-3

An exception is made to the obligations referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 1127-1 and the first two paragraphs of article 1127-2 for contracts for the supply of goods or the provision of services whic…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1199-3

…sion, the conditions for exercising these rights are left to be determined jointly by the parent(s) and the person, service or establishment to which the child is entrusted.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

…t de résolution has sixty working days from receipt of this acknowledgement to inform the declarant and the undertaking concerned by the proposed transaction that, in view of the need to ensure sound…

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