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Showing 25712580 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-1

…ovide investment services may, without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 511-21 to L. 511-28, establish branches to provide investment and related services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, Guy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-18

When a matter is referred to it pursuant to article L. 724-4, the Chairman of the Commission shall rule by order issued within ten days of the matter being referred to it. The chairman's decision is i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-15

The purchaser shall publish a design contest notice under the conditions set out in articles R. 2131-12, R. 2131-13 and R. 2131-16 to R. 2131-20. If the purchaser intends to award a service contract t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-15

…award design-build or performance contracts using one of the procedures mentioned in Articles R. 2124-2 to R. 2124-6 , subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contracts for the purchase of one or more existing artistic works

Article R2172-15

The contract for the decoration of public buildings is awarded to one or more living artists after obtaining the opinion of the project manager, the user of the work and the regional director of cultu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Control of physical working environments.

Article R4724-18

…ods to be used for measuring :1° Noise ;2° Mechanical vibrations ; 3° Artificial optical radiation ;4° electromagnetic fields.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…es the latter in all its rights and obligations and sets up the bodies mentioned in article L. 6133-7. It is subject to the budgetary, financial and accounting rules defined by the provisions of Chapt…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-15

However, companies that print the lists referred to in article R. 150-9 in print runs and by price list and make them available free of charge to any interested party on request may publish notices in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-15

Where supplementary occupational pension funds use references to credit ratings issued by credit rating agencies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to appeals against decisions on applications for approval

Article R7342-15

…s not given a ruling within the four-month period referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the judicial court is relinquished of the case. In this case, the file of the proceedings i…

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