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Showing 56415650 of 24915 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Nov. 2015 – no. 14-14.820

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, up to a max…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…pter, with the exception of the articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Document retention periods

Article R2223-55-1

…documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept for a period of five years by the rég…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-21

…ment at group level are specified in Articles 276 to 287 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-90-1

…ection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €10,000,000 0.393% From €10,000,000 to €200,000,000 0.0785% Over €200,000,000 0.0079%II.-The proporti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10 to a foreign national who actually fulfils the conditions for issue;3° When it is considering wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-18

…the interim pharmacist in charge of the companies or organisations mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 5124-2 provide proof of at least six months' practical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…n No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, ope…

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