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Showing 39813990 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
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-4

…36 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the interna…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-19

…in order to ensure that the borrower is properly informed, pursuant to Articles L. 314-10 to L. 314-13. The lender or intermediary responds to any request from the borrower for an explanation of this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Transfer to another Member State of the European Union

Article R581-15

…otection being transferred to another Member State of the European Union pursuant to article R. 581-13 or R. 581-14, the temporary residence permit issued on the basis of article R. 581-4 is withdrawn…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

…of the hearing contains the information provided for in the last two paragraphs of article R. 3211-13. The director of the institution shall send the judge the documents mentioned in article R. 3211-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L773-33

…cle L. 543-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture capital funds falling…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L774-33

…L. 543-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture capital funds falling…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L775-27

…applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture capital funds falling…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of the committee

Article R1124-3

Notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article R. 1124-2, the following shall be allocated to the Committee for the Protection of Individuals to which the matter has previously been referred: 1° Clini…

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