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Showing 72917300 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14

In order to implement the simplified due diligence measures provided for in Article L. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall collect information justifying that the customer, service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-1

The request for authorisation to dismiss a trade union delegate, a mandated employee, a member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee or an employee adviser is sent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-44

After evaluating the information reported to him/her, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine analyses the appropriateness of the corrective measures put in place. If the latter appear to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Storage of embryonic stem cells

Article R2151-22

…on. The receipt shall mention the name of the person responsible for storage. The declared activity may be undertaken on receipt of the receipt.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-12

…taining the premises. They have full management powers, ensure the renewal of the movable property, may authorise the occupation of the property and collect its fruits and revenues. They may also, aft…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-39

…erred to in the fifth paragraph of the same II applicable to seclusion measures. However, the judge may rule within a period of twenty-four hours from the date on which the matter is referred to him o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-19

Within ten days of the committee meeting or the date of tacit authorisation, the committee's decision or opinion is:1° Notified by the prefect to the applicant and, if the project requires planning pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantee of the representation of funds and professional civil liability.

Article R814-17

The guarantee fund is managed by a board of directors composed of twelve members, including six judicial administrators and six judicial representatives, registered on the national lists. These member…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-92

In the event of the temporary prohibition or provisional suspension of one or more partners exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial representative, but not of all of them, or o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-3

…f four of its members or the Government Commissioner.The convening period shall be fifteen days. It may be reduced to eight days in the event of an emergency.The agenda is set by the chairman, who inc…

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