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Showing 451460 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R752-44-15

For projects subject to retail authorisation, the Prefect has a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certificate to challenge the compliance of the retail development with the retail a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

Where a dismissal is made in disregard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Statistical reporting requirements for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position

Article R733-15

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 152-10n° 2010-1011 of 30 August 2010R. 152-11No. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Statistical reporting requirements for the compilation of France's balance of payments and international investment position

Article R732-15

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 152-10n° 2010-1011 of 30 August 2010R. 152-11No. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-15

I. - The payment service provider issuing a payment instrument must ensure that personalised security data as defined in Article L. 133-4 is not accessible to persons other than the Payment Service Us…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals staying as au pairs

Article R426-15

A foreign national who meets the conditions for renewal of the temporary residence permit bearing the wording "young au pair" provided for in article L. 426-22 is issued with a permit for a period equ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article L421-15

A foreign national who has been admitted to another Member State of the European Union in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R734-15

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016-659 of 20 May 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15

I. - For the purposes of II of Article L. 533-12, the information provided to clients is as follows:1° Where they provide the investment service referred to in 5° of Article L. 321-1, investment servi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-15

For an artistic agent to produce a live performance without holding a live performance entrepreneur's licence, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repea…

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