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Showing 77117720 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article A311-6

…he Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall examine : 1° The ability of the person concerned to identify within itself and, where applicable, within the group to which it belongs, the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-4

Without prejudice to any actions that may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections attributable to preventiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-3

I. - Without prejudice to any actions that may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and nosocomial infections attributable to prev…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-35

I.-In the absence of an agreement between the parties and the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique recorded under the conditions laid down in Article R. 331-34, the ra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Milk products, colostrum and milk or non-milk fats

Article R412-28

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of points 1 and 2 of Chapter IV, 1 and 2 of Section IX "Raw milk, colostrum, milk products and colostrum-based products" o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

…tion of article R. 541-1 in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article R. 512-16-7, the words: ", without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512-17, the refere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447

…e activity of letting or subletting bare buildings is carried out by persons who, during the reference period defined in article 1467 A, derive gross revenue excluding tax, within the meaning of artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-36

…32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to risk mutual funds. II. - The assets of a fonds commun de placement à risques may be invested in : 1° no more than 10% in securities issued by a single issuer ;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-41

In the event of an appeal, a copy of the sentenced person's individual file and the decision of the enforcement judge or court is sent to the enforcement chamber of the court of appeal or its presiden…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-15

…1-2 of the Highway Code and who has subsequently been acquitted by a final decision may, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. If the acquittal decision was handed down…

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