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Showing 751760 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Seizures of certain intangible movable property or intangible movable rights

Article 706-156

…r rights shall be notified to the issuer. Where applicable, the financial intermediary mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the registered intermediary ment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-15

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 217-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-15

The committee may only deliberate if at least the majority of its members are present. If this quorum is not reached, a second meeting is convened. The committee shall meet at least three days after t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L785-15

Article L. 641-1, as amended by Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-15

…lity of his/her work. This report is sent to the trainee, who certifies that he/she has read it and may add any comments he/she may have. The report on the traineeship is sent by the training supervis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-15

…stment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the Assembly of Corsica may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by decree.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Rights and obligations of professionals

Article R444-15

The right of retention belongs to judicial auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers, to guarantee payment of the fees governed by this title, and, where applicable, reimbursement of costs and disbu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Representative offices of investment firms

Article L532-15

…offices are opened by portfolio management companies, the notification provided for in Article L. 532-14 is sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers. The latter shall inform the Autorité de contrôl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Access to rights and obligations

Article R561-15

Aforeign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection shall inform the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons of their address and inform the Off…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: Decisions of the guardianship judge

Article 1180-15

The case is heard and decided in chambers.

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