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Showing 13111320 of 37731 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-4-1991 n° 725

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-10

I.-The Autorité de la concurrence must be notified, for information purposes, at least four months before its implementation, of any agreement between undertakings or groups of natural or legal person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10

In each region, a regional or inter-regional council of the Order of chiropodists represents the profession in the region. Its head office is located in the department in which the regional health age…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-2

To register in accordance with Article L. 54-10-3, applicants must send the following information to the Autorité des marchés financiers: 1° The identity of the persons referred to in 1° and 2° of Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-10

I A. - All the healthcare players in a given area are responsible for improving the health of the population in that area and for providing optimum care for patients in that area.I. - The Director Gen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

In the event of non-compliance with any of the obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the traini…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-5

I.-In order to provide one or more of the services referred to in Article L. 54-10-2 on a regular professional basis, service providers established in France may apply for authorisation from the Autor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Emergency contraception in secondary education establishments and university and inter-university student health services

Article D5134-10-1

University and inter-university student health services supply students with emergency contraception drugs under the following conditions:1° Medicines are issued and administered free of charge to stu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…year, the first allocation authorised by a General Meeting after the date of publication of the loi n° 2008-1258 du 3 décembre 2008 en faveur des revenus du travail ne peut intervenir que si les socié…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-10

The Board's decision can only be appealed together with the decision on the grievances.

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