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Showing 47914800 of 25255 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 March 2017 – no. 14-17873

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…efined in articles L. 131-6 and L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code and articles L. 731-14, L. 731-15 and L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. These sums may not replace any remuneration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

…ice to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles professionnelle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of health monitoring and health safety in the regions

Article R1413-59

…d adverse events, as referred to in article L. 1413-14; 3° Reports made pursuant to Article L. 1413-15.The structures mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1413-62 shall also forward to the D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-1

For the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, the list of which is set by decision of the Director General of the Ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-21

…mpediment, appoints for this purpose from among the members mentioned in 1° of I of article D. 1432-15. The Board elects a Vice-Chairman from among the members mentioned in 2° of I of article D. 1432-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…to the smooth functioning of trading.The operator of a trading venue shall notify the Autorité des marchés financiers of the trading suspension parameters, as well as any material changes to those pa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Competitive dialogue

Article R2161-24

The purchaser defines its needs and requirements in the contract notice and, where appropriate, in a functional programme or a partially defined project.The arrangements for the dialogue, the award cr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014, traded on trading platforms; 2° In commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

…right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of…

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