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Showing 13311340 of 37731 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-4-1991 n° 725

French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-16

The rector of the academic region may withdraw the authorisation of the training body in the event of failure to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-10

The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority, within the meaning of paragraph 18 of Article 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…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 may only take place if the companie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Purchases by French companies from French suppliers in competition with a foreign company receiving official export support

Article R442-10-9

The guarantee is subject to the following conditions: 1° It may only be granted on presentation of the financing plan for the acquisition of a civil vessel or spacecraft, for which the company mention…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-5

The jury :1° Validates the certification tests conducted :- either by its members ;- or by the experts mentioned in R. 212-10-1 ;- or by the training organisation, when the certification tests are del…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

For the purposes of investigating market abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-1

When the persons and entities mentioned in II of Article L. 621-9 provide their services on the Internet, investigators and auditors may, in order to access the information and elements available on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-2

The declaration provided for in Article L. 513-10-2 shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. It shall indicate 1° Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-14

The financial aid mentioned in articles R. 5132-10-12 and R. 5132-10-13-1 is paid, on behalf of the State, by the Agence de services et de paiement. This aid cannot be combined with any other State-fu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-5

A tattooing product may only be placed on the market, whether free of charge or for a fee, if it meets the following conditions: 1° Its container and packaging must bear the name or company name and a…

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