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Showing 14111420 of 22033 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 Oct. 2015 – no. 14-20.924

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…r the mixed financial holding company has not been designated as a resolution entity, as defined in 21° of Article L. 613-34-1, in any of the group's resolution groups, as defined in 22° of the same a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-14

…R. 1234-10, enabling the employee to exercise his rights to the benefits mentioned in article L. 5421-2. This decision does not release the employer from its obligations resulting from the provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-1

…ting to activities involved in the pursuit of social utility, within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy, represent at least 66% of all ope…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-149

…consent is obtained under the conditions set out in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, the transferee shall apply to the National Commission for Registrat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-14

…the pupils of a commune are divided between several municipal establishments referred to in article 21-1 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 relating to the division of powers between communes, départem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Refusal, suspension and withdrawal of modelling agency licences

Article R7123-14

…es of good character. At any time, the administrative authority may request that a copy of Bulletin No. 2 of the criminal record or any document with equivalent effect be issued; 2° Where the legal or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R*211-20

In the event of loss or theft of the documents provided for in this section, the insurer or the competent authority shall issue a duplicate at the simple request of the person in whose favour the orig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-14

The offer to redeem the securities at the request of the bondholders provided for in the first paragraph of Articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-23 is brought to the attention of the bondholders in accordanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R734-14

…ble articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 152-10n° 2010-1011 of 30 August 2010R. 152-11No. 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019II. - For the application of I:1° The words: "the Banque de France"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-2

Health establishments and organisations authorised to carry out one or more biological activities in medically assisted procreation are responsible for : 1° Assigning the unique European donation code…

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