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Showing 52715280 of 20660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 Nov. 2003 – no. 00-10382

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

…ee for each plan subscribed, subject to the case mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 144-13 ; 2° Organising consultations with members; 3° Providing secretarial services and financing for e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L766-2

…n Article L. 743-7, the words "judicial court" are replaced by the words "court of first instance"; 13° In Articles L. 744-12 and L. 744-15, the words "holders of the professional identity card referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50

…312-4. II. - When taking a resolution measure with regard to a person mentioned in I of Article L. 613-34, the resolution board shall ensure compliance with the following provisions: 1° Resolution mea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…When it has adopted a resolution measure in respect of a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34, the resolution board shall fulfil the obligations set out in II and III as soon as circumstan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-8

…kets in financial instruments and to those competent for the application of Directive 2009/65/EC of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, administrative provisions relating to undertakings for col…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

…o the working time worked. In addition, the account of a beneficiary referred to in article L. 5212-13 is funded by an increase, the amount of which is defined by decree within the limit of the ceilin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-1

…e recipient of the request has electronically signed it in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures, under conditions that comply with best…

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

Article R712-16-1

Subject to inadmissibility raised ex officio by the Institute, the examination phase referred to in Article L. 712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-35

In an emergency resulting from an imminent risk of evidence being destroyed or serious harm to persons or property, the operations mentioned in Article 230-32 may be set up or prescribed by a judicial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-39

Refusal of acceptance or payment must be recorded in a notarised deed known as a protest faute d'acceptation or faute de paiement. The protest in default of acceptance must be made within the time lim…

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