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Showing 35213530 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

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

Article L533-18

…ude at least those execution venues which enable the investment service provider to obtain, in most cases, the best possible result for the execution of client orders.Investment service providers othe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article D950-1-1

…ioned in the left-hand column below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table. Applicable provisions As amended by Title II Chapt…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-25

I.-France Compétences allocates, each year, the proceeds of employers' contributions paid to it under 2°, 3° and 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1, less the payment referred to in Article R. 6123-24, and d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…sharing service performs an act of exploitation that falls within the scope of the right of communication to the public or the broadcasting right of the holders of related rights mentioned in this ti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-8

…le L. 441-1-1, a written agreement concluded between the supplier and his buyer sets out the reciprocal obligations to which the parties have committed themselves at the end of the commercial negotiat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…II of Book I of this Part mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-2

Excluded from the scope of this chapter are:

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L711-2

…ollowing may not be validly registered and, if registered, may be declared invalid: 1° A sign which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article L. 711-1; 2° A trade mark devoid of dis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

…exes; 3° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2016 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…nd production of short cinematographic works IV-1.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment allowance for the production and participation in the financing of the deve…

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