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Showing 13911400 of 30362 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 February 2006 · Cass. com. 20 November 1962 · Cass. 3e civ. 26 September 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 June 2018

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-20

…ct to the economic and financial control of the State under the conditions set out in decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 relating to the economic and financial control of the State.France Compétences is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

…on, on the basis of the net asset value of the vehicle calculated in accordance with Article L. 214-24-14. Where the undertaking may grant loans, the conditions for the redemption of units or shares l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20

Unless otherwise stipulated:1° The authorisation to telecast a work does not include the retransmission of that telecast, however the provider of the retransmission service obtains that work and whate…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-20

…ement has not been established, if the agreement does not comply with the provisions of article R. 426-19 or if the host company does not comply with employment or social protection legislation; in th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-20

In the event of difficulties in carrying out the measure of wearing the mobile electronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management of paediatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-4

…h another health establishment, or within the framework of the network mentioned in article R. 6123-26, permanent access to all the human and technical resources necessary for the management of emerge…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-41

…ed to a new fund. The demerger is decided by the management company. Notwithstanding article L. 214-24-48, it is not subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers, but must be notified to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Visiting foreign nationals

Article L426-20

…le L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code and the supplementary allowance mentioned in article L. 815-24 of the same code, will be issued with a temporary residence permit marked "visitor" for a period…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-26

…latter, to transmit this information to it in application of the first paragraph of article L. 1142-24-11. Information covered by medical confidentiality may only be transmitted by a doctor. The Colle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-24

…the elements of the application for authorisation or for the opinion defined in II of article R. 2324-18 as well as those in I of article R. 2324-19, or to one of the mentions in the authorisation or…

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