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Showing 38413850 of 43696 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 26-3-2015 n° 14-11.206

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-36

After the payment to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations made pursuant to article L. 626-22, provisional payments may be made under the conditions defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-22

Co-writing grants for international co-production projects are awarded for audiovisual projects that meet the following conditions:1° Be co-written by at least two authors of different nationalities;2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

Any breach of the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter, of Chapter II of this Title, of directly applicable European provisions on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-33

I.-On the reverse, entitled: "Information", appear, at the top of the document: 1° The reproduction, preceded by the mention: "The texts below are extracts, for their entirety, refer to the various co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L354-3

…IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-30

Beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26 may obtain, on simple request to the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, additional information on the conditions o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-16

By way of exception and at the reasoned request of the beneficiary, the periods provided for in articles…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-3

I.-In order to ensure that all the authorities concerned have the same relevant information available, without prejudice to their respective responsibilities and regardless of whether or not they are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-3

Employing an apprentice under the age of eighteen to work at night, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6222-26, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

The provisions of Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R…

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