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Showing 451460 of 44300 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. QPC 20-3-2014 n° 13-24.439 FS-PB

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-204

Unless otherwise stipulated, articles R. 214-34 to R. 214-46 apply to funds covered by this sub-paragraph.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-205

I. - Articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, article R. 214-32-27, I of article R. 214-32-28 and articles R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-42, R. 214-36, R. 214-39…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-206

A professional private equity fund may borrow up to 30% of its assets.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-20

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose articles of association aim to defend the moral and material interests of tenants, owners an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-20

When, during a six-month period, an intern interrupts his duties for more than two months under articles R. 6153-13 to R. 6153-18, R. 6153-26 or R. 6153-40 or is absent for more than two months under…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-20

The composition of the Professional Advisory Committee on Sport and Leisure Activities, reporting to the Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport, is as follows: 1° Eight employers' representativ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-20

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will specify the information that must be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution so that it can decide on an application for approval, as well…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes following termination of pregnancy.

Article R1241-20

The provisions of articles R. 1232-15, R. 1232-16, R. 1232-18 to R. 1232-19 and R. 1232-21 are applicable to the removal of embryonic or foetal tissues or cells for scientific purposes referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-20

To be eligible for election as a member of the Disciplinary Board, a pharmacist must on the closing date for the submission of candidacies:1° Be a voter under the Order of Pharmacists of New Caledonia…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the "home-made" label

Article L122-20

A "home-made" dish is prepared on the premises from raw products. Products, determined by regulation, may enter into the composition of "home-made" dishes after having undergone a transformation from…

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