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Showing 14511460 of 31106 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 23-6-2016 n° 15-21.408

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-15

The list of files that have been assigned to each of the persons to whom a mandate relating to the procedures governed by Book VI of the legislative part of this code has been entrusted, drawn up purs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-4

The liquid assets referred to in a of 1° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of the securitisation undertaking are : 1° Deposits made with a credit institution whose registered…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15

I. - Before attaching special conditions to an authorisation, granting an authorisation to acquire a holding or a controlling interest, or granting an authorisation to a portfolio management company w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Information and delivery of documents

Article R521-15

The applicant is informed, in accordance with Article L. 521-6, of the list of languages in which he may be heard during the personal interview conducted by the French Office for the Protection of Ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-2

The Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall decide on the opposition after an adversarial procedure including an examination phase, under the conditions defined by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

Appendices to the budget documents include:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority;2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority in the form of benefits in kind or s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Condoms.

Article R5134-15

The provisions of articles R. 5122-5, R. 5122-6, R. 5122-7, R. 5122-9 and R. 5122-13 to R. 5122-16 are applicable to condom advertising. Applications for approval must be accompanied either by the cer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15

Veterinarians established in another Member State of the European Union performing professional acts on an occasional basis, after having declared themselves as service providers, are subject to the p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disposals, acquisitions and transfers

Article R1333-156

The declaration provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1493/93 of 8 June 1993 on shipments of radioactive substances between Member States shall be deposited with the Institut de Rad…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-15

An approved modelling agency that hires a child must provide the child and the child's legal representatives with an explanatory notice, in return for a receipt, specifying: 1 How the agency operates;…

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