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Showing 36213630 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R783-4

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-102021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 612-11 and R. 612-12n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-15n° 2013-978 of 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operating resources

Article R784-4

…In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-102021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 612-11 and R. 612-12n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-13 and R. 612-14n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-15n° 2013-978 of 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-1

…s in the ownership structure of a portfolio management company must be notified to the Autorité des marchés financiers.The acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in a portfolio m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-12

…s must overlap by 5 centimetres; 3° It is forbidden to place one or two isolated steps in the main passageways; 4° The dimensions of staircase steps must comply with good practice; 5° There must be no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Offences common to the various forms of commercial companies.

Article R247-3

…ations set out in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23 is punishable by the fine provided for in article 131-13 of the Penal Code for fifth-class offences. In the event of a repeat offence, the applicable…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 97

…ted by paragraph 3 of the preceding article, the investigating judge or the judicial police officer assigned by him or her alone has the right to take cognisance of them before proceeding with the sei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-60

…ns the following substances or mixtures: 1° Any substance or mixture which meets the criteria for classification in category 1A or 1B of substances or mixtures which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or tox…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…o. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book IR. 2100-1In Title IR. 2111-1 to R. 2111-2R. 2111-4 to R. 2112-12R. 2112-13Resu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-7

…t up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the end of the last financial year, fell into the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

…here appropriate, exemption from bioavailability studies for generic proprietary medicinal products as defined in 5° of Article L. 5121-1, the procedure for inclusion in the register of generic groups…

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