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Showing 13311340 of 35908 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 27 May 2010 – no. 09-11894

French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-23

No one may be naturalised if they are not of good character or morals or if they have been subject to one of the convictions referred to in Article 21-27 of this code. Convictions handed down abroad m…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…f the board of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their du…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28-1

…de la propriété industrielle shall rule on the declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 within six months of filing. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L773-36

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 546-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L774-36

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 546-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-2

…onic signature to be affixed is subject to security approval in accordance with Article 5 of Decree no. 2010-112 of 2 February 2010 taken for the application of Articles 9, 10 and 12 of ordonnance no.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…6-11of the Intellectual Property Code; 4° Texts adopted for the application of the Article 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L775-30

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 546-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 546-2 and L. 546-3 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 546-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…ent of the criteria mentioned in Articles L. 517-13, L. 517-14, L. 517-16 or L. 517-17, as the case may be, and communicate it to the competent authority. The two authorities work together to reach a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…e same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th…

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