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Showing 31813190 of 57027 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 5 November 1997 · Cass. 3e civ. 5 January 2017 n° 15-12.605 · Cass. com. 3 December 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 April 2019 n° 18-10.883 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 December 2000 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 February 2011 · Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2018 n° 17-17.438

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L743-15

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 231-3 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-5

…cial, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7124-1. If one or more seats cannot be filled in accordance with the proced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7226-5

…cial, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council, with the exception of the members mentioned in 9° and 10° of Article R. 7226-1. If one or more seats cannot be filled in accordance with the proced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-5

…té de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may withdraw the authorisation referred to in Article L. 318-1 in the following cases:1° If one or more of the conditions set out in article L. 318-2 are no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information provided at the time of implementation

Article L2312-57

…of the company and its organisation; 2° The company's economic prospects as they may be envisaged; 3° Where applicable, the company's position within the group; 4° Taking into account the information…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article R314-5

…f charge: 1° Costs relating to the acquisition of the properties mentioned in a of 1° of article L. 313-1 as well as the related taxes, notarial deed fees established pursuant to the section 3 of Chap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R1431-5

…er, they give entitlement to the travel allowances provided for in the aforementioned decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-54

…vious surveillance visits; 2° The follow-up required for the implementation of corrective measures; 3° Special conditions linked to the approval of the system; 4° Significant changes in the organizati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4322-53

…circumstances with propriety and kindness towards the patient and to show compassion towards him ; 3° to agree to an attempt at conciliation at the request of the President of the Regional or Inter-R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-55

If the neonatology unit provides neonatology intensive care as mentioned in article R. 6123-44, it meets the following additional conditions: 1° It must be located in the same building, in the immedia…

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