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Showing 44414450 of 9704 articles for Art. CJEU – Agro – 16 Feb. 2017 – C-507/15

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-23

…ds between creditors entrusted by the court to the mandataire judiciaire pursuant to article L. 631-16 (number 9 of table 4-3) is set in accordance with article A. 663-16.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D783-18

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D782-18

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 Augu…

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

Article L311-11

…310-25-1 as well as Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Articles L. 212-15 to L. 212-16 of the Code de la mutualité and Articles L. 931-18 to L. 931-18-2 of the Code de la sécurité soci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-17

Notwithstanding Articles L. 561-15 and L. 561-16, the avocat au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation or the avocat or the caisse des règlements pécuniaires des avocats shall forward the declaratio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-39

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 2° The provisions of Articles 2 to 4, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 5, paragraph 1 of Article 6, Articles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-46

The request for validation of the penal composition is dated and signed by the public prosecutor. Attached to it are the reports provided for in the articles R. 15-33-40 and R. 15-33-45 and the full i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-144

…e with the rules of good laboratory practice or good clinical practice mentioned in article L. 5141-16 for experiments involving veterinary medicinal products or the data collection document provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-33-29-4-2

The tasks entrusted by articles R. 15-33-11 à R. 15-33-13 to the magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities with regard to customs officers are applicable to tax…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Special provisions for certain types of research

Article L1127-3

…ducts of human or animal origin are involved, which do not fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 as defined in Article 1 there…

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