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Showing 40514060 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…decision shall be kept at the registry.The certificate issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-39

…ejudice to the agreement concluded between the lawyer and the judge under Article 10 of Law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, the State may enter into a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: French Health Products Safety Agency.

Article L5523-1

…territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022.Article L. 5312-3 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1086 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…utions to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 3123-22 à L. 3123-24 ;4° The contribution to the Centre national de la fonction publique territoriale;5° The remunerat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…cal civil service, expenditure relating to the services mentioned in article 9 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants; 5° The contribution to the budget of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…y the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014. The competent authority for carrying out the assessment of Part I of the assessment repo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

I.-Information for data subjects is provided in accordance with Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-2

The information referred to in a of 8°, 9°, 13° and 14° of article R. 3243-1 is worded and ordered and, for the items payable by the employer, grouped together in accordance with a model defined by or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46-1

…214-28 are: 1° Treasury bills; 2° Money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-24-55 whose remuneration does not depend, directly or indirectly, on the value of one or more financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-93

…214-36 are :1° Treasury bills ;2° Money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-24-55 whose remuneration does not depend, directly or indirectly, on the value of one or more financ…

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