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Showing 51315140 of 39157 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 May 2013 – no. 12-17637

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

I.-Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European covered bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-10

…mation obligations set out in articles L. 221-5, L. 221-6, L. 221-8, L. 221-11, L. 221-12 to L. 221-14 is liable to an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

…y the representative of the State pursuant to articles L. 1612-2, L. 1612-5, L. 1612-12 and L. 1612-14 are immediately published.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-2

…ely 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

…nt decision taken by the competent foreign authority. The institutions mentioned in article L. 3253-14 are subrogated to the rights of the employees for whom they have made advances.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-8

…he grouping's constituent agreement. He chairs the Management Board provided for in article R. 4021-14. He appoints the Chairman and members of the Ethics Committee provided for in article R. 4021-12.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-6

…ble for support for the author's career, the project must comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-15

The proprietor of a patent infringing an earlier patent may not work his patent without the authorisation of the proprietor of the earlier patent; the said proprietor may not work the later patent wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R742-13

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 201…

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