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Showing 24412450 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-2

…rs within the meaning of EU Regulation 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015, shall only accept a payment made by means of electronic money usable on a physical mediu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Health-related products

Article R1453-6

…by 1 October of the current year at the latest and during the second half of the calendar year by 1 April of the following year at the latest. They remain accessible to the public, under the condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-138-2

…ticles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-3

…rised under Article 13-1 of Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001, the batch release certificates signed by the qualified person provided for in Article 13…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-25

…rganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by the aforementioned law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 may only be opened in respect of a company mentioned in article L. 310-1 at the request of the…

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

Article R214-71

…icle L. 214-28 or in venture capital companies governed by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various provisions of an economic and financial nature whose securities or rights ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…nterest in accordance with the provisions of e of 1. of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in i of 2 of Article 9 of the same Regul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Voluntary secure mobility

Article L1222-12

…twice in succession, the employee is entitled to the specific leave referred to in article L. 6323-17-1, without being able to invoke the length of service referred to in article L. 6323-17-1 or the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-5

…f these professions is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4353-2

…f these professions is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Pen al Code. Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions…

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