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Showing 17211730 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-1

…raph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.II. - Finance companies are legal entities, other than credit institutions, which carry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36

…remuneration is capped. Participatory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-1

The rules set out in articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in II of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of II of artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-88

…ed outlets ;2° An indication of the place of exploitation and, in the cases provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-143

…clear Safety Authority may request that the public utility easements referred to in Article L. 1333-26 be established.III-The regime referred to in article L. 1333-8 is terminated, where applicable, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

…lar, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II - The contract is awarded to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-27

For the devices mentioned in Article R. 5212-26, with the exception of those used during exposure to ionising radiation, subject to internal or external quality control, the Director General of the Ag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

The public establishment La Monnaie de Paris is governed by the provisions of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector, which apply to the establishments men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article D4422-1

Articles D. 4221-21 to D. 4221-26and D. 4232-1 apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° Article D. 4221-21: a) In the first paragraph, the words: "the council of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-20

…evidence of the financial guarantee and professional indemnity insurance defined in articles R. 211-26 to R. 211-40 , as well as proof of professional competence in application of article R. 211-41. W…

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