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Showing 56015610 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to water production

Article L2224-7-6

…ate on which the abstraction point can be qualified as sensitive, within the meaning of article L. 211-11-1 of the Environment Code. Before the end of the period of application of the action plan, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-25-11 and 706-25-12, the information mentioned in Article 706-25-4 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on the death of the pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…article R. 322-25-1 of this code. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-2

…és financiers, in another language customary in financial matters.The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 shall not apply, in connection with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…riting the reasons why it considers that the requirements referred to in I and II of Article L. 420-11 have not been met. The AMF may refer the disagreement to the European Securities and Markets Auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

…ticles L. 233-7, II, IV, V and VII, and Articles L. 233-8, L. 233-9, L. 233-10, L. 233-10-1, L. 233-11 and L. 233-12 of the Commercial Code shall apply. The Autorité des marchés financiers may exempt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…required for the mandatory negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-1, in 1° of article L. 2242-11 or in article L. 2242-13 and for the specific consultations of the social and economic committee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-10

…Ile-de-France region. In addition, this council exercises the powers referred to in article L. 4124-11. It may decide to temporarily suspend the right to practise in the event of the professional's in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-12

…mpany and the acquired companies, without holding all of them, and the provisions of Article L. 236-11 do not apply:1° The merger need not be approved by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the acqui…

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

Article R712-12

…712-15, R. 712-16-1 and R. 712-18, 1° of article R. 712-24 and articles R. 716-5, R. 716-6, R. 716-11, R. 717-2, R. 717-5 and R. 717-8. The request must be made within two months of the cessation of…

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