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Showing 50215030 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 4

ENNEX 4 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-27, R. 142-28, R. 142-29 AND R. 142-30 PERSONAL DATA AND INFORMATION WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM GESTEL PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article R225-4

…ager to provide the latter with the information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 225-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-42

If, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the shareholders shall decide, within four months of the appro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4

…erprofessionnelles (National Committee for Interprofessional Cooperation) referred to in Article L. 4011-3.Local protocols must meet the essential quality and safety requirements referred to in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-4

…neral care issued by one of these States which does not meet the conditions laid down in article L. 4311-3 but which allows the profession of nurse responsible for general care to be legally practised…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-2

…tion (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 in Articles L. 511-41 and L. 533-2, the resolution college shall limit the liabilities that credit institutions and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-41-1

…tion to the contrary, the general meeting of any of the persons referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may delegate to the competent body its authority to decide to issue Tier 1 capital instruments in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-4

A stipulation by which the author undertakes to grant a preferential right to a publisher for the publication of his future works of clearly determined genres is lawful. This right is limited for each…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-46

…for a term of five years, renewable once. Decisions taken in application of 1° and 2° of article R. 112-44 are adopted by an absolute majority of the members present. The chairman convenes the confere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-45

…favour of successive bearers. The pledge thus created benefits from the provisions of articles L. 211-38 to L. 211-40. The right of the bearer of the promissory note is exercised over all claims aris…

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