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Showing 18411850 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-20-3

In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 37-20-2, the person shall send digitally, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr ", the copy of the receipt of the complaint lodged for thef…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-3

…management system referred to in Article R. 5211-23-2 by analysing all elements relating to the medical devices he manufactures and taking account of public information relating to similar medical dev…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

…e safe waiting areas or equivalent spaces when it meets one of the following conditions: 1° It is located on the ground floor and has a sufficient number of exits, as provided for in article R. 4216-8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-2

The persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may entrust an external service provider with the performance, in their name and on their behalf, of all or part of the activities relating to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31-2

…he persons mentioned in Article L. 532-2 .4 and by the head of the risk management function. In the case of a branch of an investment firm referred to in Article L. 532-48, the risk committee or the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-2

I. - Where the establishment of proof of the infringement or breach depends on it and cannot be established otherwise, the officials mentioned in Article L. 450-1 may postpone the time at which they d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may take any measures required to ensure the proper functioning of the markets if the activity of one or more AIFs on the market for a financial instrument could je…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-3

Where there is no contract between the plant variety certificate holder and the farmer concerned or between one or more plant variety certificate holders and a group of farmers concerned, or no inter-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-3

…or renewal of the licence and participation in competitions are subject to the production of a medical certificate dated less than a year ago establishing that there are no contraindications to the p…

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

Article L6143-2-3

…nce and participative management project defines the strategic guidelines for the management of medical, paramedical, administrative, technical and logistical staff and teams, with a view to steering,…

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