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Showing 461470 of 42563 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1992 n° 502

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-18

Where part of the contract is subcontracted, the advance paid to the contractor is calculated on the basis of the amount of the contract less, where applicable, the amount of the services entrusted to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-18

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 511-15 to L. 511-17. In particular, he shall set the terms and conditions under which : 1. Deci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-18

In the case of delivery of financial securities against payment of cash, failure to deliver or to settle on the date and in accordance with the conditions defined in the General Regulations of the Aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-188

A decree shall determine the conditions under which an undertaking or, where applicable, a sub-fund covered by this paragraph shall enter into contracts transferring the insurance risks referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-187

This paragraph applies to securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings which bear insurance risks by entering into one or more contracts transferring these risks with an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or compartments of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article L214-189

The creation of a securitisation undertaking or a compartment of a securitisation undertaking covered by this paragraph or the conversion of an existing undertaking or compartment into a securitisatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-18

A sports agent who has obtained a sports agent's licence issued by a delegated federation without having been exempted from the first test and who applies for the issue of a licence in another discipl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L4132-18

At least twelve days before the meeting of the Regional Council, the President shall send the Regional Councillors a report, in whatever form, on each of the matters to be submitted to them. Projects…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article R. 5141-16, for the veterinary medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-18

Any creation of a new pharmacy, any transfer of a pharmacy from one location to another and any grouping of pharmacies are subject to the granting of a licence issued by the Director General of the Re…

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