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Showing 14111420 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-15

…rs compliance with the conditions set out in Article L. 517-13 or, where applicable, Article L. 517-14. Financial holding companies, parent undertakings of finance companies and mixed financial holdin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement in a Member State of the European Union of financial penalties imposed by the French authorities

Article D48-15

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article D. 48-14, the public prosecutor may not resume enforcement of the pecuniary penalty if the non-recognition of the penalty is based on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…ons for clinical investigations not covered by the second and third paragraphs of II of article L. 1125-1 ; -the appropriateness of the objectives pursued and the resources deployed; -the qualificatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-148

At each committee meeting, the co-chairmen shall decide which of them shall have the casting vote in the event of a tie.If one of the co-chairmen is absent, he shall be replaced by another member of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Electronic auctions

Article R2362-18

After the closure of the electronic auction, the contract shall be awarded on the basis of the results of that auction, subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title V.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

…sure, placement under mobile electronic surveillance under the conditions laid down by articles 763-12 et 763-13 du présent code. Placement under security surveillance may be appealed as provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-18

…se to the public prosecutor any criminal offence of which he has knowledge. Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code apply to statutory auditors.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-19

I.-The seller shall ensure that the consumer is informed and receives the updates necessary to maintain the conformity of the goods: 1° For a period that the consumer can legitimately expect, given th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-19

…distributed under the same conditions.III. - Allocation operations must take place no later than 30 September of the year following the withdrawal. Failing this, the distribution is carried out, in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-19

…r professional background and links of interest, within the meaning of the provisions of article L. 1451-1. Membership of the Committee is incompatible with membership of any other body of the Agency…

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