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Showing 511520 of 51196 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 16-2-2022 n° 20-15.164 FS-B

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Technical capacity of points of entry into France

Article D3115-20

The operator of an entry point to the territory has its own medical service, or one set up under an agreement, responsible for the medical examination and on-site care of people during the opening hou…

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

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-20

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence to exploit a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a certificate or a breeder's certificat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-20

I. - For each plan, the statutory auditor(s) of the insurance undertaking certify that the annual accounts of the plan are true and fair. II - The statutory auditor(s) will be invited to attend the me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-20

The Minister responsible for industrial property takes his decision in the light of the final opinion issued by the commission, after examining the observations of the interested parties.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-20

In the event of serious or immediate danger, the administrative authority may suspend by order the provision of services referred to in article L. 521-19 until it is brought into line with current reg…

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

Article LO6471-20

The Territorial Council shall be kept informed at its next meeting of the opinions issued by the Territorial Audit Office and of the decisions taken by the representative of the State in application o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-200

The regulations or articles of association of a professional undertaking for collective real estate investment set out the rules for the constitution and composition of the undertaking's assets and th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-201

The summary report on the performance of the mission of the external valuation expert, mentioned in article L. 214-149, is made available to unitholders or shareholders who request it, within forty-fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority.

Article R464-20

The appeals provided for in Article L. 464-7 shall be brought before the court of appeal by way of summons to a hearing previously indicated by the first president or his delegate. On pain of nullity,…

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