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Showing 33013310 of 30455 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011 B

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-10

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros for any person:a) Unlawfully possessing, importing or exporting goods presented under an infringing trademark;b) Offering for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article R22-10-14

…The decision-making process used…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-10

…New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° The first three paragraphs of Article L. 1243-2 are replaced by the following paragraph:In order to be authorised to ensure the preparation, conservation, distri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-28

…e shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the exceptional remuneration of supervisory board members referred to in article L. 225-84 are allocated in accordance with the conditions set o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Management and administration

Article L22-10-16

…whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of Directors elected pursuant to Article L. 225-47 is determined in accordance with the condit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-10

…Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, opened for signature in New York on 10 January 2000, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions set out in Article 689-1 any person guilty of a felony…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing approval.

Article R6312-10

The composition of medical transport crews is defined below: 1° For category A and C vehicles: at least two persons belonging to the categories of personnel mentioned in Article R. 6312-7, at least on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

I. - Before commencing business, credit institutions must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is granted to legal entities with their registered office in France or to branches established on Fre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Electorate

Article R2122-10

Employees affiliated to a supplementary pension institution belonging to the Association générale des institutions de retraite des cadres (General Association of Supplementary Pension Institutions for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-101

…e minimum height of the chimney's open-air outlet and the maximum quantities of pollutants assessed by sampling and analysis in the gases discharged into the atmosphere are defined by order of the Min…

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