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Showing 4311–4320 of 22478 articles for “Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2016 – no. 14-26.938”

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-5

…ns of roads for vehicles transporting hazardous materials covered by Council Directive 82/501 of 24 June 1982 on the major accident hazards of certain industrial activities and likely to compromise pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-20

I. - In application ofArticle L. 612-21, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution draws up and updates, in the form of an electronic register, the lists of the following persons: 1° The pe…

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

Article L595-2

…this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in Fre…

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

Article L594-2

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the…

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

Article L596-2

…of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in New…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

…lly and collectively, of negligible interest in relation to the objective defined in Article L. 233-21 . 233-21 or that they may be excluded from consolidation pursuant to article L. 233-19.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-5

When the acknowledgement is registered, its effects for the application of articles 311-21 or 311-23 date back to the date of referral to the public prosecutor.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-35

The terms of application of articles R. 614-21 to R. 614-24 are set, where necessary, by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-profit associations, public interest foundations and companies authorised to carry out certain banking transactions.

Article R518-63

…ponsible for issuing an opinion on the applications for authorisation referred to in article L. 313-21-1 is placed under the authority of the Minister for the Economy.

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