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Showing 68016810 of 55418 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 2-4-2003 n° 490

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

I.-Where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-4

The opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings against a credit institution, investment firm or finance company entails, depending on the case, the filing of an application for withdrawal of author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-4

During meetings devoted to issues of health, safety and working conditions, the chairman of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee or, where applicable, of the specialised committee on health, sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-3

A safety component is a component: 1° Which serves to ensure a safety function; 2° Which is placed on the market in isolation; 3° Whose failure or malfunction endangers the safety of persons; 4° Which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-6

The provisions of article R. 752-35 are applicable. However, the documents mentioned in the third to seventh paragraphs of this article are replaced by the following documents:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4-1

Persons authorised to practise medicine temporarily in application of article L. 4131-4 may apply for authorisation to practise in a specialty at the earliest at the end of the first year of practice…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-41-1

Regional chambers of commerce and industry check compliance with the intervention standards and indicators defined by CCI France when drawing up and revising sectoral plans.Sectoral plans may define a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-4

The National Registration and Disciplinary Committee issues the certificate of completion of the traineeship to trainees who have fulfilled the obligations set out in articles R. 812-18-2 and R. 812-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-4

Any substantial change in the information provided for in Article R. 123-166-2 must be declared within two months to the prefect who issued the authorisation. When the domiciliation company creates on…

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