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Showing 20812090 of 40190 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 4-6-1971

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-5

For the trial of the offences and contraventions mentioned in Article 697-4, a detached chamber of the Paris judicial court specialising in military matters may be temporarily set up outside the terri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-6

Failure to comply with any of the prohibitions set out in article L. 521-4 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.The court may also order the posting or broadcasting of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-6

When the supervisory authority decides to initiate disciplinary proceedings under Article L. 370-4, it shall immediately inform the competent authority of the State concerned. Such proceedings shall b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-6

Physical or legal persons who have applied for or obtained their registration on the list shall inform the public prosecutor without delay of any change in their situation with regard to the condition…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-4

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A MERGER OPERATIONName of entity: ... No SIREN (in the case of a French company): ...Cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-65

For the assessment of the 60% quota set out in I of Article L. 214-31 : 1° The numerator is made up of the subscription or acquisition price of the securities or rights in the portfolio and the book v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office

Article R1142-63-17

If, at the end of the period provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 1142-63-13, the persons considered liable by the College or their insurers have not made an offer of compensation to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Nursery assistants

Article L4392-6

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The composition and functioning of the commission mentioned in article L. 4392-2 and the conditions under which the person concerned is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Healthcare assistants

Article L4391-6

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The composition and operation of the commission referred to in article L. 4391-2 and the conditions under which the person concerned is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-133

Where the European Public Prosecutor personally conducts the investigation pursuant to Article 28(4) of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation regarding…

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