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Showing 52515260 of 9348 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Feb. 1999 – no. 1996/18826

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article R141-6

For the application of articles L. 141-8, L. 141-9 and L. 141-10, the domicile declared is the domicile elected by the creditors in their entries.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article R621-31

…rchés financiers may have recourse to :1° Members of its staff ;2° Pursuant to 2° of Article L. 621-9-2 : a) The General Secretariat of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ;b) To the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-279

…Companies as a company in the trades and crafts sector pursuant to 3° of article L. 123-36 must indicate in its declaration for registration purposes: 1° The number of employees; 2° Where applicable,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

Notwithstanding article L. 4221-1, persons who hold a diploma, certificate or other qualification mentioned in articles L. 4221-2 to L. 4221-5, but who do not hold one of the nationalities mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

…ership and programming policy; 2° To assist the Agency's management in drawing up the procedure for calls for projects; 3° To validate and supervise the process for evaluating the Agency's research ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

Classification in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use has the following effects: 1° Prescription of the medicinal product is reserved : a) To a doctor, dental surgeon or midwi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-6

…count are those mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-12

…bution expenses mentioned in 2° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-15

…ly apply the provisions of article 138-3 only if it appears that the prohibitions set out in 3° and 9° of Article 138 are, on their own, insufficient to prevent a repetition of the offence. In this ca…

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