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Showing 25012510 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
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-14

Where the applicant is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an investment firm or credit institution that does not have its registered office in France, it is also required to provide precise informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-14

The data mentioned in article R. 2143-11 are kept by the Agence de la biomédecine for a period of one hundred and twenty years from the date of their registration in the processing. By way of derogati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-18

…dered or when the effects of the protection order are extended pursuant to articles 1136-13 or 1136-14.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Screening for and treatment of certain sexually transmitted diseases

Article R2311-18

…ried out at national level, the centres which carry out the activities mentioned in article R. 2311-14 are obliged to complete, under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for Health, a st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-187

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14

Subject to the provisions of Article 15, are included in the property income category, when they are not included in the profits of an industrial, commercial or craft business, a farm or a non-commerc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…categories and creditors who have accepted them.Subject to the third paragraph of IV of Article L. 214-190-1, the units or shares may not be redeemed by the fund.III. - A financial undertaking may, un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-183

Unless otherwise stipulated, the provisions of articles R. 214-32-9 to D. 214-33 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-18

The provisions of articles R. 1113-1 to R. 1113-9 relating to the responsibility of establishments for the property of patients are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities.

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