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Showing 22012210 of 31344 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-5-1995 n° 93-11.103

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

Article D1115-5

…relating to the economic and financial control of the State and, where applicable, those of décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat sur les entreprises publiques nationales et c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D561-51

The purpose of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy Board is : 1° To ensure better coordination between government departments and supervisory authoritie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

I. - The application for an import authorisation for therapeutic purposes, provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5, is sent by the legal entities or natural persons mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article R2223-56

The authorisation provided for in articles L. 2223-23, L. 2223-41 and L. 2223-43 is issued by the prefect in the department where the régie, company or association has its registered office. It is iss…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-55

In the cases provided for in 2°, 4°, 6° and 8° of article R. 6152-51, the practitioner may not obtain a secondment before three years of service in his post.Only hospital practitioners appointed on a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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