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Showing 50415050 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-7

If it does not emanate from the judge, the refusal to issue the certificate may be referred to the president of the judicial court. The president of the court will give the final ruling on the applica…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-51

…alendar days, regardless of the date of delivery or supply of the goods or services.No cash payment may be made before the expiry of this period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-53

…A cross-border conversion which has taken effect in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter may not be cancelled.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-5

Agreements may be concluded by universities and by regional hospital centres, acting jointly, with other health establishments or public or private organisations likely to be involved in the various m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R121-5

…institution La Monnaie de Paris is placed under the supervision of the Minister for the Economy.It may be referred to by the acronym "MdP".Its head office is located at 11, quai de Conti, Paris.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Natural gas distribution

Article D2224-52

The conceding authority may ask the natural gas distribution body to provide it with any economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical information necessary for the exercise of the control…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R613-5

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, in the event of disagreement with a joint decision communicated to it by the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-51

Opinions, reports, studies and work produced by any of the bodies of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy are sent to the Chair of the Conference and to the Director General of the Regional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…e number of members of a board of directors or a supervisory board as provided for in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-69 of the Commercial Code is insufficient to ensure, due to their number, the direct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

…4-2; 2° The personal and family medical history, collected in application of 1° of article R. 1211-25 ; 3° The results of the health screening tests mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 and in articl…

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