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Showing 38613870 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Master and feeder undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-31-1

I. - Notwithstanding articles R. 214-24 and R. 214-26, a feeder UCITS may invest up to 100% of its assets in units or shares of a single master UCITS governed by French or foreign law and hold up to 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-31

…ph of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Europ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…e same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…same table: Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

In accordance with Council Regulation No 1182/71/EEC of 3 June 1971 determining the rules applicable to periods, dates and time limits: 1° The day on which the contract is concluded or the day on whic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Association with the public hospital service

Article R6112-7

…f association with the public hospital service under the conditions provided for in article L. 6122-13, the establishment's multiannual contract of objectives and resources is the subject of an amendm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

I.-The contractual agents mentioned in article L. 1313-8 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…et L. 5211-59 ; 7° The second and third paragraphs of article L. 5212-20 ; 8° Les articles L. 5212-24 à L. 5212-24-2 ; 9° Les articles L. 5214-1 à L. 5214-29 ; 10° Les articles L. 5216-1 à L. 5216-10…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-36

…a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval of practitioners

Article R1131-11

Withdrawal of the approval of the practitioner referred to in article R. 1131-6 is incurred in the event of a breach of the prescriptions provided for in this chapter or in the event of a breach of th…

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