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Showing 56615670 of 21660 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Sept. 2018 – no. 16-13917

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

The Board of Directors decides on matters relating to the purpose of Pôle emploi. It deliberates on : 1° Annual guidelines and business development plans ; 2° Measures designed to facilitate recruitme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-25

…in Article 37 and Annex I of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.It shall reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-1

…eaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-6

…of Article 4(1)(36) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms is likely to un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in Article 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants in the State and Local Authorities;2° May no…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…es provided for in Book VI of the French Commercial Code or, under the system in force prior to Law no. 2005-845 of 26 July 2005 on safeguarding businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-43

The time limits provided for in articles R. 411-21, R. 411-26 and R. 411-29 are increased: 1° By one month, when the claim is brought: a) Either before a court whose registered office is in mainland F…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-5

…2° Two staff representatives elected under the conditions set by the Chapter II of Title II of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R286-2

…R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is gove…

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