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Showing 251260 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-25

In the event of failure to comply with an obligation to notify, declare or transmit statements, documents, data or hearings requested by the Secretary General or one of the panels of the Autorité, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-25

…r finds that the accused has been tried without the expert examination provided for by Article 706-115 has been carried out, except in cases where it is optional or has been deemed unnecessary pursuan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25

…ferred to in Article R. 356-8 or the participating undertaking referred to in II of Article R. 356-24 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, on behalf of the subsidiary…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1822

The provisional closure of gaming house establishments may be ordered by the administration in the event of obstruction, impediment or resistance to the action of the agents responsible for recording…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-25

Within one week, the list of deliberations examined by the town council is displayed at the town hall and posted on the town's website, where available..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-25

The secretary and the members of the European Company Committee and its Bureau are entitled to the time necessary for the performance of their duties up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumsta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-25

…e President of the Metropolitan Council, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-25

…alisation:1° Medicine ;2° Surgery ;3° Gynaecology-obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal intensive care ;4° Psychiatry ;5° Medical and rehabilitation care;6° Nuclear medicine ;7° Long-term care;8° Organ tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-25

If the duties of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge are definitively terminated, a new pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge shall be appointed without delay.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

Judicial reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the req…

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