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Showing 56315640 of 60751 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-1-1995 n° 92-21.585

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-8

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be determined by decree, in particular:1° The provisions of section 2 of this chapter which apply to the nationwide deployment of a l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-4

In the absence of a joint decision by the supervisory authority on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take a decision, on an individual or sub-consolidate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-2

I. - The determination that a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 or a group is in the situation referred to in 3° of I of Article L. 613-48-1 shall be made by the collège de résolution with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-5

The resolution college shall require, where necessary to carry out a conversion measure referred to in I of Article L. 613-48, that the person concerned issue Tier 1 core capital instruments to holder…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-4

The Commission decides on its opinions and reports by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. The minutes drawn up by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4

Pursuant to the first paragraph of I of Article L. 214-24-2, the marketing with a passport in a Member State of the European Union other than France of units or shares of AIFs established in a third c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable before the Assize Court

Article D47-37-4

When the Assize Court is seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-120, it shall, in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph, only rule in camera on the applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-4

For the application of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify and verify the identity of the persons acting on behalf of the customer in accordance with the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-3

The organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2261-27-1 have one month from the publication of the notice provided for inArticle L. 2261-19 to ask the Minister to refer the matter to the group of experts.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-6

The members of the expert group may not take part in the drafting of the report if they have a personal interest in the matter that is the subject of the report.

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