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Showing 37713780 of 20181 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 June 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-30-2

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 ter D

…keep the data in this register for a period of ten years. Any such processing is subject to Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. II. III.-The platform…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-38-1

…ration pursuant to Article L. 131-16-1. The right to object provided for inarticle 56 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ie: Transparency and control procedures

Article R321-16

…ng that deducted in respect of management fees on the one hand and the provisions of Article L. 324-17 on the other hand; 5° The amount of any income from the exploitation of rights which has been dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for early access authorisation

Article R5121-68

…h year until a decision is taken on its inclusion on one of the lists referred to in Article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code and Article L. 5123-2 of this Code, in the indication in question, un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…o be duly authorised. II. - The provisions of section 3 of this chapter, other than articles L. 522-17 and L. 522-18, do not apply to the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph. These establish…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-13

…European Economic Area, or a pledge of securities meeting the conditions set out in article R. 332-17, up to a limit of 75% of the nominal amount of the said securities. Companies included in the sam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

…cessing operations may record personal data of the kind referred to in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, to the extent strictly…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-72

…of of PN-C or PTH-120 qualifications corresponding to the mixes used in accordance with Annexes III-17 a and III-18 a.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2111-3-1

…pplication of 4° of article L. 2111-1 and article L. 2111-2 of this code, as well as article L. 421-17-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles, the president of the departmental council orga…

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