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Showing 37913800 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-79-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall refuse to approve the creation of a local investment fund if, over a period of three years, each of the innovation mutual funds and local investment funds set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts.

Article R221-8

For the purposes of the first paragraph ofArticle L. 221-6, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations shall pay each credit institution, in respect of the amounts centralised under the first paragraph ofArti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-14

The amount of appropriations allocated per department for personalised assistance in returning to work is determined by the chairman of the management board of the Fonds national des solidarités activ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-32

Notwithstanding article R. 5142-31, pharmacists, veterinary surgeons and companies who own a pharmaceutical manufacturing establishment attached to their pharmacy or practice by virtue of an authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-2

A central purchasing body is a purchaser whose purpose is to carry out on a permanent basis, for the benefit of purchasers, at least one of the following centralised purchasing activities:1° The acqui…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Economic census

Article L2196-3

Each year, contracting authorities and contracting entities communicate the data contributing to the economic survey of public purchasing, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.The…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2192-3

Without prejudice to Article L. 2192-2, purchasers shall accept invoices that comply with the electronic invoicing standard defined by regulation and that are sent in electronic form by contract holde…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Structures

Article L2412-1

The provisions of this book are applicable to new construction or refurbishment operations involving a facility defined in article L. 1111-2 and covered by a public contract, as well as to industrial…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L2513-4

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded or organised by a contracting authority exercising one or more of the activities mentioned in 2° of article L. 1212-3 and which relate to the explora…

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