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Showing 49214930 of 52040 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 3 May 2018 – no. 16-23627

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…enate, on the basis of their expertise and professional experience in financial or economic matters;3° Two members appointed by the Council of Ministers, on the recommendation of the Minister for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-3

…ersons shall inform the body of any change in the information concerning them and of any event that may affect their registration, such as a change in their place of business, cessation of activity or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-3

…t et des produits de santé. In the event of an unfavourable opinion from the committee, the sponsor may request that its proposed substantial amendment be submitted for a second examination to another…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Enforcement of confiscation orders issued by foreign judicial authorities

Article 713-37

…French law; 2° If the property to which it relates is not liable to confiscation under French law; 3° If the foreign decision was handed down under conditions that do not offer sufficient guarantees…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2314-3

…The following attend the meetings provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2315-27 in an advisory capacity on agenda items relating to health, safety and working conditions and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the issue of negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-3

…tment firms established in the European Economic Area ; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations ; 3° Issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in the European Economic A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…dings are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, the president of the court or his delegate shall rule in the light of a detailed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-34

…governing the profession and the management of a law firm. The mark carries a coefficient of 1. >. 3° An oral examination consisting of a thirty-minute question on one or more of the following subjec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6431-32

The representative of the State may, within fifteen days of it being forwarded to him or her, ask the Territorial Council or the Executive Council, as the case may be, by means of a reasoned order, fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R519-36

…f of its members subject to the requirement of good repute referred to in articles L. 500-1, L. 519-3-3 and R. 519-6 meet this requirement. To this end, any person applying for membership or renewal t…

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