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Showing 49714980 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

…in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a report on the management of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…he basis of Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, V ofArticle 34 of Act no. 2017-257 of 28 February 2017 on the status of Paris and metropolitan planning and their legal repres…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R13

Military members of the gendarmerie referred to in 2° of Article 16 may only be authorised to effectively exercise the attributions attached to their status as judicial police officers when they are a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-11

…sample, together with one copy of sheets A and B, to another expert biologist on the same list who may be responsible for carrying out the control analysis. The expert biologist in charge of the anal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-3

…de, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the examination or identification may be undertaken for medical purposes in the interests of that person. Prior to carrying out the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-1

A procedure may only be included on the list of biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation mentioned in Article L. 2141-1 if its implementation does not contravene the principles men…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…es other than those mentioned above; j) Non-commercial pecuniary losses; k) Other pecuniary losses. 17. Legal protection. 18. Assistance : Assistance to people in difficulty, particularly when travell…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-7

When the perpetrator of an accident is unable to prove that he has complied with the obligation to insure instituted by article L. 211-1, the victim and the guarantee fund are entitled to avail themse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Temporary visits related to the supervision of funeral operations

Article R2213-50

At the end of each month, the mayor shall draw up, where applicable, a statement including:the fees paid by families during the month;the designation of officials who have taken part in the operations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-8

When a committal order with deferred effect has been issued, referral to the sentence enforcement judge by the sentenced person in accordance with article D. 49-11 of a request for semi-liberty, work…

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