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Showing 68116820 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5-1 A

…ditions, as well as on the remuneration and acquired rights of the civil servants and contractual local authority employees concerned, is attached to the notice convening the members of the local auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5-1-A

…d for in this title. The provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 812-5 are applicable to such a company. The conditions for application of this article are laid down by decree in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of tax officials responsible for certain criminal investigation missions

Article R15-33-29-5

…ovided for in Article 28-2, the assent of which is required for the designation of tax officials in categories A and B authorised to carry out judicial investigations at the request of the public pros…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

…ife insurance contracts Excluding compulsory group contracts taken out by a company Total amount of capital due/benefits not paid for more than 6 months from the end of the term M € Contracts M € % Co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-5

…ree of the athlete's fault, except where frequent last-minute changes in whereabouts or the identification of other conduct give rise to a serious suspicion that the athlete was attempting to make him…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56-1-1

…file to compare the genetic fingerprint recorded in the file, established on the basis of a biological trace from an unknown person, with the genetic fingerprints of the persons mentioned in the firs…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

…ers provided by the approved federations or when information brought to its attention justifies it, carry out an audit, on the decision of its college, concerning the resources implemented by the fede…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-5

…the Code, relating to companies reinsured under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1, are carried out by the mutual insurance association substituted for the reinsured companies in accordanc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R*513-1-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 513-1-1, the declaration of extension is deemed to be rejected.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R*512-9-3

Failing an express decision within the period mentioned in Article R. 512-9-2, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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