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Showing 17711780 of 26790 articles for Art. CE 5-6-2020 n° 423066

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-8

If one of the two parties does not withdraw from the contract within the period set out in article R. 6152-630-7, the contract will end on the date agreed in the termination agreement.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-3

I. - The contractual termination procedure may be initiated by the practitioner or the establishment to which he/she belongs. II. - The requesting party shall inform the other party by registered lett…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article L321-6

…ectly or indirectly, by those rightholders. Independent management organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 322-1, the first, second and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-5

…of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for centralising calls and directing them to the relevant registry. The registrars may, under the same c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-5

…L. 820-7 of the French Commercial Code apply to the statutory auditors of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and financial ho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-1

…nt to the second paragraph of Article 530, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with the articles 524 to 528-2 or articles 531 and following, or notify the inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-59

…applying for authorisation must meet the following conditions: 1° At least eighteen months' experience in supporting projects financed by loans from their own resources or by bank loans; 2° Processing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-58

…pplications for authorisation are made to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. A receipt will be issued upon receipt of all the documents required to examine the application. The appl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article R224-62

…gories of spare parts: a) Electric or internal combustion engines; b) Speed or pressure control devices; c) Batteries; d) Chargers; e) Sensors; f) Control screens; g) Carburettors; h) Starting systems…

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