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Showing 46514660 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R775-32

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

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D775-31

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D774-32

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 764-3

…ion on going to certain places or defined areas in the sentencing State or the administering State; 3° Restrictions on the possibility of leaving the territory of the administering State ; 4° Injuncti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

…s, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1: The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Code de la Consommation (French Consumer Code) apply to 2° The provisions of Articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 B

I.-A disinfection pre-treatment facility is any technical unit in which one or more disinfection pre-treatment devices are used. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Environment Code on faciliti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-3

When reviewing the acts mentioned in article 387-1, the judge may, if he considers it essential to safeguard the interests of the minor, in consideration of the composition or value of the assets, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

…vestigation. He ensures that the investigations are aimed at uncovering the truth and that they are carried out with due regard for the rights of the victim, the complainant and the suspected person.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are divided into twenty, sixteen and nine municipal arrondissements respectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 Jan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-88-1

…ontinued during the last financial year, are examined each year by the Supervisory Board and communicated to the statutory auditor, if any, for the purposes of drawing up the report provided for in th…

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