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Showing 12311240 of 37258 articles for Art. CE 10-3-2020 n° 427104

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-10

…vailable funds without indicating, where this is the case, that the cheque has been issued in defiance of an injunction issued pursuant to article L. 131-73 or in breach of a prohibition issued pursua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Natural mineral waters.

Article L1322-10

…imeter for the purposes of carrying out the work provided for in article L. 1322-8 may only take place by virtue of an order issued by the representative of the State in the département, which sets th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-10

…rictement immobilier), other than non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier), whose units are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by insurance companies on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-10

…ion de protection de l'accès aux œuvres may take part in deliberations relating to a transaction concerning: 1° A company controlled, within the meaning ofarticle L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Cod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-10

…ronic money institution or the quality of supervision of the electronic money institution's compliance with the obligations imposed on it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Expert

Article R7343-104

The expert, who may be a natural person or a legal entity: 1° Provides proof of insurance to cover its liability and, in the case of a legal entity, of its legal status; 2° Has the organisational, hum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Consistency between the data of the medical device or in vitro diagnostic medical device and the result of the medical biology examination

Article D6211-10

…inform the prescribing doctor. Where appropriate, the medical biologist shall implement the vigilance measures provided for in Article L. 5222-3.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

The producer is liable ipso jure unless he proves:1° That he had not put the product into circulation;2° That, having regard to the circumstances, there are grounds for considering that the defect whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Management of old or orphan radioactive sources

Article D1333-103

The following sites and facilities implement radioactivity detection means and management procedures:1° Hazardous and non-hazardous waste storage facilities mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employer representation at national and multi-sectoral level

Article R2152-10

…sional employers' organisation applying for the establishment of its representativeness, in accordance with the rules laid down by the competent body of the applicant organisation, and according to pr…

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