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Showing 371380 of 62366 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-3-1995 n° 147

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-3

I. - Assets held by the custodian shall not be re-used by the custodian, or by any third party to whom the custodian's custodial function has been delegated, for their own account.A re-use is any oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-3

The depositary may be held liable to the unit-holders or shareholders of the UCITS directly, or indirectly through the management company or the SICAV, to the extent of the loss suffered and subject t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Revocation of the trade mark

Article L716-3-1

Proof of exploitation lies with the proprietor of the trade mark for which revocation is sought. It may be provided by any means.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-3

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses carried out according to the rules of common law by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation gives rise to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D4321-35-1

The procedures for awarding the allowances referred to in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 4125-3-1 are those provided for in articles D. 4125-33 and D. 4125-34, subject to the following…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4321-36-1

The use of electronic Internet voting is organised in compliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, access to the vote for all voters, the secrecy of the ballot, the free…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the "paediatric critical care" modality

Article D6124-32-1

The paediatric critical care sector is organised in such a way as to provide an environment conducive to the health of children and adolescents. Parents or their substitute have the right to stay with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 304-1

When the assize court ruling on appeal is to rule solely on the sentence, the speech to the jurors provided for in Article 304 is amended as follows: 1° The words: "the charges to be brought against X…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article L2511-35-1

The functional allowance of Paris councillors invested with the duties of Paris arrondissement mayor is at most equal to 128.5% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. The function…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article L2511-34-1

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