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Showing 56715680 of 21317 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 13 January 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-25

Temporary prohibition and striking off entail, for the duration of the sanction in the first case, definitively in the second case, prohibition from practising the profession of statutory auditor. The…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…applicable) or you may contact FIN-NET to obtain details of the corresponding body in your country. 13° Non-compliance with loan commitments: consequences for the borrower [Types of non-compliance] [F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…ion on market capitalisation provided for in IIa of this article. This contribution is payable on 1 January of each year and is based on the gross annual amount of buybacks carried out during the prev…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-14

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution only where it meets the requirements set out in Article R. 352-13 and the following conditions: a) Its limited scope is duly justified by the undertaking concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-2

…pany's capital held by these companies, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 233-13. IV.-The same penalty shall apply if the statutory auditor omits from his report the information…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

…direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale;12° Office central de lutte contre le crime organisé;13° Office central de lutte contre la corruption et les infractions financières et fiscales;14° Offi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-86

…ring during its execution. In accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of the article 132-43 du code pénal, this suspension does not apply to the prohibitions on contact or appearance pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-2

…es.III. - The Institute's annual activity report referred to inArticle 8 of Decree No. 2005-1555 of 13 December 2005 , as amended, relating to the Institut national du travail, de l'emploi et de la fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Reporting serious adverse events associated with healthcare

Article R1413-68

…t to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency using the form provided for in article R. 1413-70. A healthcare professional who informs the legal representative of the healthcare establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-41

…craftsmen, shopkeepers and the liberal professions;12° One representative of farmers' trade unions;13° A representative of associations working to combat insecurity;14° One representative of the Mutu…

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