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Showing 58215830 of 44143 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-3-2004 n° 02-16.548

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-3

For the application of article L. 222-10 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The words: "mentioned in article L. 224-69" are replaced by the words: "or group of contracts, concluded for consideration…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and remedies

Article L261-3

A financial penalty may be imposed by the Minister responsible for culture on the transferring producer in the event of failure to comply with the notification obligation set out in Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of provisions relating to cinematographic exhibition permits

Article L432-3

In the event of conviction to the penalty provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2

Article R421-39

The rates and proportions of the contributions referred to in article R. 421-38 are set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance, subject to the following maximum amounts: Contribution from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-33

When, in application of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6122-10, the Regional Health Agency issues an injunction under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 6122-27, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

All credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-38

For the application of articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee", "ICT mobile seconded employee", "ICT seconded employee (…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article D1115-3

The public interest grouping has legal personality from the date of publication in the Journal officiel de la République française of the approval order referred to in article D. 1115-2, accompanied b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-39

A fonds commun de placement à risques : 1° May not hold more than 40% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion rights…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article R462-3

The adversarial procedure provided for in Article L. 462-3 includes the notification of a report by the general rapporteur to the parties involved before the court, to the Government Commissioner to t…

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