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Showing 48114820 of 55438 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-2-2009 n° 08-10.723

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-5

I. - Where the supervisory board is the competent authority to supervise the entity party to the agreement considering granting its support, it may authorise, prohibit or restrict the scope of a suppo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-4

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than the policyholders, members, insured persons or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-45

The decision of the collège de résolution approving the trust agreement referred to in I of Article L. 311-42 shall be published in the Journal officiel. By way of derogation from article 2018-2 of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-4

In the performance of its duties, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may authorise or require the undertakings referred to in Articles L. 341-1 and L. 345-2 to derogate from certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-4

When a commercial court cannot be constituted or rule, the court of appeal, seised at the request of the public prosecutor, shall designate, if the provisions of Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-15, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-4

For the private health care institutions mentioned in d of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, the contracts set the rates for the services mentioned in 1° of article L. 162-22-1 in compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-4

Candidates preparing for the pharmacy assistant vocational diploma through continuing vocational training may benefit from a positioning decision issued by the academy rector in application of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° Adverse event, any noxious occurrence in a person who undergoes research involving the human person, whether or not this occu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Procedures and penalties

Article R335-4

The following is punishable by the fine laid down for fourth-class offences: 1° Holding for personal use or using a technological application, device or component designed or specially adapted to dele…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-47

Where there is a risk that the quality limits and references defined in articles R. 1321-2 and R. 1321-3 will not be complied with at the point of compliance mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 1321-5 and wh…

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