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Showing 52215230 of 56154 articles for Art. 413-6 · C. com. Art. L 121-5 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 November 1986 · Cass. com. 21 October 2014 n° 13-22.428

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-13

The declarations and transmissions of information provided for in articles R. 1340-10 to R. 1340-12 and the use of this data are carried out in compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1340-6 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-6

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies shall ensure and be able to demonstrate to the AMF that the natural persons who provide investment advice or information on finan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7, A. 37-8, A. 37-9 and A. 37-11, when the offences referred to in Article L. 121-3 of the Highway Code are recorded without intercepting the vehicle and using an automa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-5

The Supervisory Board is composed as follows1° No more than five representatives of the local authorities, their groupings or the metropolitan area, appointed from among their members by the decision-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-5

…be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action shall be entitled to have carried out at any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate assisted by e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-5

When the sums due in respect of default interest and the fixed indemnity for recovery costs mentioned in Articles 39 and 40 of Law 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 containing various provisions for adaptin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Martin

Article L772-5

For the application in Saint-Martin of the provisions of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V, the offence of tax fraud is considered to be either the offence provided for by the provisions of article 1741…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-6

Where a phonogram contains the fixation of the performances of several performers, the performers shall exercise the right of termination referred to in article L. 212-3-5 by mutual agreement.In the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6

I. - Where the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, intends to take one or more of the measures provided for in Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-5

The parties may, when the lessee takes up the premises, derogate from the provisions of this chapter provided that the total term of the lease or successive leases does not exceed three years. On expi…

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