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Showing 28912900 of 56879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-1-2018 n° 16-25.190 F-PB

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-2

Within credit institutions and finance companies, the members of the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board, on the one hand, and the members of the Management Board or any other body exercising…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R1442-22-16

The decisions of the commission and the orders of its chairman are notified by any means giving a certain date to the industrial tribunal member in question. They are brought to the attention of the M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-16

When the condition of the person who has suffered damage has been consolidated after the date on which the college issued its first opinion, or when new damage attributable to a worsening of the perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article R533-16-2

Articles R. 533-18-3 and R. 533-18-4 apply to portfolio management companies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-3

Subsections 2 and 3 of this section apply to class 2 and class 3 investment firms under the conditions defined in Article L. 533-24-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties levied

Article D3512-16-3

The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 may commission approved laboratories to carry out the analyses mentioned in the same article.The costs of these analyses shall be borne by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and holders of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or a party to the European Economic Area

Article R4111-16-2

Applicants for authorisation to practise under the provisions of Ia of article L. 4111-2 must provide proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language when submitting the application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special declaration system

Article 102 ter

1. The taxable profit of taxpayers who receive non-trading income whose amount excluding tax for the previous calendar year or the penultimate year, adjusted if necessary in proportion to the time wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-10

Group employees are covered by the collective agreement within the scope of which the group was formed.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

The purpose of project studies is to :1° To specify, by means of plans, sections and elevations, the shapes of the various elements of the construction, the nature and characteristics of the materials…

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