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Showing 57415750 of 23994 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 27-10-2004 n° 03-15.769

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-14

For the application of article L. 624-10, the request for restitution is made by the owner of the property by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the administrator, if one has been ap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-12

Where it has imposed the measures provided for in Article L. 613-24 without an adversarial procedure, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately notify the credit instituti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-13

The appointment of the members of the special negotiating body is notified to the legal entity or natural person, subsidiary or establishment within which the employee representatives work or, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-12

If a centre does not meet or ceases to meet the conditions listed in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13, or refuses to submit to the inspection provided for in article R. 2311-10, the presid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-15

If it has not given a ruling within the four-month period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the judicial court is relinquished of the case. In this case, the file of the proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

I. - The provisions of Section 3 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

The following are deemed to be misleading, within the meaning of articles L. 121-2 and L. 121-3, commercial practices aimed at : 1° For a professional to claim to be a signatory to a code of conduct w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-30

I. - By way of derogation from the 10% limit set out in II of article R. 214-32-29, a general purpose investment fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in equities and debt securities of a single iss…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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