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Showing 67016710 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-18 to L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-1

Insurance contracts to cover civil liability relating to a space operation are governed by the provisions of Articles L. 175-4, L. 175-8, L. 175-11 to L. 175-15, L. 175-18, L. 175-19, L. 175-21, L. 17…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-3

The limitation period for the administration's action to sanction a breach punishable by an administrative fine not exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person is one completed…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Transitional provisions relating to the solvency margin.

Article R334-32

The undertakings referred to in Article R. 310-10-1, authorised on 4 July 1993 to conduct one or more of the classes of business referred to in Article R. 321-1 within the territory of the French Repu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-32

…horised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 and alternative investment funds as defined by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parlia…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article A230-5

…request or automatically, the certificate valid for the annual period starting on the following 1st July, regardless of the expiry date of the current insurance period. Certificates must be issued fre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-10

…ed, the use of a simple electronic signature that meets the requirements of EU Regulation No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-20

…requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-47

…requirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Dissolution

Article L5842-30

…of Article L. 5216-10:1° In the first paragraph the words: "the publication of law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of inter-communal cooperation, the perime…

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