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Showing 51415150 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-52

The number of seats to be filled, which may not exceed three, is determined for each Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance on the basis of the total amount of shares in the affiliated local savings compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-55

…e Articles of Association of the Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance, he/she is replaced, as the case may be, either by his/her alternate if he/she was elected by a two-round majority uninominal ballot,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures and arrangements

Article D1413-50

…health need or priority or to an exceptional health situation: 1° New national centres of reference may be added to the list mentioned in Article D. 1413-49 during their term of office, following the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-5

Embryos may only be delivered to the person responsible for the research mentioned in Article R. 2151-8 by the holder of the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2151-9, by the practitioner approv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-5

The illegality due to a formal or procedural defect in the regional health plan and its components as provided for in article L. 1434-2 may not be invoked by way of exception after the expiry of a per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Falsifications

Article L451-5

The amount of the fines provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-4 may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual turnover, calculated on the bas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-5

…d in Article 697-4, a detached chamber of the Paris judicial court specialising in military matters may be temporarily set up outside the territory of the Republic by decree of the Conseil d'Etat unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-5

In the event of a risk to public health, as defined in Article 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations, the representative of the State in the département may decide to divert an aircraft or di…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-5

…h degree, of the debtor who is a natural person or of the directors, in the case of a legal person, may be appointed to one of the functions provided for in Article L. 621-4 except in cases where this…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R523-5

…izure was made if the debtor is convicted and subject to recourse against the debtor. The garnishee may be ordered to pay damages in the event of culpable negligence or inaccurate or untruthful declar…

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