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Showing 46714680 of 22188 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 Apr. 2021 – no. 18-13.763

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

The Board of Directors may delegate certain of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…rovided for in Article L. 822-1 ; 2° It adopts, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 821-14, the standards relating to the ethics of statutory auditors, internal quality control and profess…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…ed to the department by application of the provisions of article L. 318-2 of the town planning code;14° Expenditure on the construction and major repairs of colleges;15° Expenditure on the maintenance…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transfer of beneficiaries of temporary protection or their family members

Article R581-15

…g transferred to another Member State of the European Union pursuant to article R. 581-13 or R. 581-14, the temporary residence permit issued on the basis of article R. 581-4 is withdrawn. France's te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-8

…e following information: 1° A statement to the effect that this form must be returned no later than 14 days from the conclusion of the contract by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-3-1

…wing cases: a) This proprietary medicinal product is one of the medicinal products mentioned in 6°, 14° and 15° of article L. 5121-1, Article L. 5121-3 and points a and d of point 1 of Article 2 of Re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-7

…ns of this section or with his obligations towards the institutions provided for in Article L. 3253-14.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-25

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 551-14, the invalidity of the asylum application certificate will result in the suspension of entitlement to the allowance, unless it is attributable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article R141-2

When the objection provided for in article L. 141-14 is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of opposition is the date of dispatch of the letter by the creditor.

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