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Showing 38913900 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-2

…uted progressively by the issue of purchase orders under the conditions set out in articles R. 2162-13 and R. 2162-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

Articles L. 3253-7, L. 3253-10 to L. 3253-13 and L. 3253-17 are applicable to the procedures defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L732-3

…and a court clerk. Judges are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-1 to L. 723-13. The registry of the mixed commercial courts, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740-0 C

Failure to respond or partial response to the formal notice referred to in II of Article L. 13 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures shall result in the application, for each financial year audited, of a f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-10

…enetic counsellors are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions set out in Articles 226-13 and 223-14 of the French Penal Code. Secrecy covers not only what has been entrusted to them, but…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Sponsorship

Article D6523-9

…llocation de congé solidarité, instituée sur le fondement de l'article 15 de la loi n° 2000-1207 du 13 décembre 2000 d'orientation pour l'outre-mer.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-116

…bject to the provisions of chapter II of title III of this book, with the exception of articles R. 5132-3, R. 5132-4, R. 5132-9, R. 5132-10, R. 5132-11, R. 5132-13, R. 5132-14, last paragraph, and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…roceedings. The chairman of the panel of the supervisory board or the resolution board, as the case may be, that has decided to initiate sanction proceedings notifies the persons concerned of the obje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…ncy proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(1), (2) or (4) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, the court with jurisdiction to hear the appeal against the decis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: French UCITS portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-2

…y with its registered office in mainland France, the French overseas departments, the Department of Mayotte and Saint-Martin wishing to manage a UCITS established in another Member State of the Europe…

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