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Showing 10211030 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-13

…e injunction shall specify the nature of the modifications or new conditions required. The Minister may order the transfer of all or part of the shares acquired in the capital of the entity that is th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13

…ent is not suitable for clients, particularly potential clients, they shall warn them. This warning may be given in a standardised form in accordance with the conditions laid down in the General Regul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Transitional provisions

Article L211-13

…egistered form, issued before that date.Holders of financial securities issued before the same date may only exercise the rights attached to their securities if they have been registered in an account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-13

…d which is included on a list drawn up by the ministers responsible for health and higher education may practise the profession of hospital pharmacy assistant in public health establishments, army hos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-13

…ber 2005, knowledge verification tests under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, may perform acts of assistance to a practitioner during surgery. The knowledge verification test is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-13

…filing is made by post or teletransmission, the copy of the application intended for the applicant may be sent to him by the same means. The date and time of filing are then those of receipt at the h…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382 C

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-13

…ar agreement on objectives and performance. II - The management of assets and financial instruments may be delegated to companies or firms carrying out the activities mentioned in I of article L. 532-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-13

…of improving the accessibility of a product or service mentioned in the said I, economic operators may not take advantage of 2° of this II for this product or service.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

…L. 345-2 are deemed to belong to the same group within the meaning of this article. However, loans may be unsecured when the borrower is either a company in which one of the Member States of the OECD…

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