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Showing 23612370 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R774-7

…5R. 518-24n° 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019R. 518-25 to R. 518-27n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-28 and R. 518-29n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article R775-6

…5R. 518-24n° 2019-1443 of 23 December 2019R. 518-25 to R. 518-27n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-28 and R. 518-29n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-12

…governing the admissibility of referrals to the Agency other than those governed by article R. 1413-28; 21° The rules for determining the allowances due to medical reservists or their employers for pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-123

…boundaries of and conditions of access to the zones referred to in Articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ; f) Preparation for and response to radiological emergencies as provided for in Section 12 of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

…s "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" ("ICT seconded employee (family)") provided for in article L. 421-28; 15° The multiannual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" (m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE X: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L72-103-2

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7227-28 and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…statistique et des études économiques; 27° The Agence centrale des organismes de sécurité sociale; 28° Research teams from the Centre national de la recherche scientifique as part of projects relatin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for publishing a book in digital form

Article L132-17-6

The publishing contract guarantees the author fair and equitable remuneration on all revenue from the marketing and distribution of a book published in digital form. In the case of single sales, the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-115

Any shareholder has the right, under the conditions and within the time limits determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, to obtain communication of:1° The annual financial statements and the list of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

In the case of existing enclosures, the application for approval must include the following documents: 1° The documents referred to in 4° to 7°, and, where applicable, 8°, 10° and 11°, designated in a…

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