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Showing 64316440 of 25098 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 17-10-1968 n° 66-13.711

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7

The SICAV is a public limited company (société anonyme) or a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) whose sole purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments and de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

Within ten days of the committee meeting or the date of tacit authorisation, the committee's decision or opinion is:1° Notified by the prefect to the applicant and, if the project requires planning pe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-18

The opposition proceedings are closed:1° Where the opponent has withdrawn the opposition or lost standing;2° Where the opposition has become moot as a result either of an agreement between the parties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-18

When the condition of the person who has suffered damage has been consolidated after the date on which the Commission issued its first opinion, or when new damage attributable to a worsening of the pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

The application is accompanied by a dossier comprising: 1° The summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet; 2° The name and address of the registered office of the chosen operator; 3° A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-18

The State representative decides on the subsidy rate for each repair operation, based on the maximum subsidy rates provided for in article R. 1613-9 and the assessment of eligible damage. If the sum o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

For the application of the provisions of article D. 4311-52-2, the information collected and sorted by the nurses' association is kept by it for a period corresponding to the provisional registration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-2

For the application of the provisions set out in article D. 4323-1-1, the information collected and sorted by the Order of masseur-physiotherapists is kept by it for a period corresponding to the peri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

The arrangements for the layout and use of the shared premises made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them…

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