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Showing 81618170 of 25835 articles for Art. Cass. com. 10-12-2013 n° 12-17.724

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D742-8

…the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-14 and D. 214-32-7-15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-8

…the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-14 and D. 214-32-7-15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D744-8

…the decreeD. 214-0 and D. 214-32-5 to D. 214-32-7-11 with the exception of its 3° and D. 214-32-7-12n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-32-7-13n° 2014-485 of 14 May 2014D. 214-32-7-14 and D. 214-32-7-15…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-54

The bodies responsible for carrying out the assessment procedures provided for in this Title shall be authorised for this purpose by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-1

When a foreign national who presents himself at the border applies for asylum, he shall be informed without delay, in a language he understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, of the asyl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R773-3

…2-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-54n° 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…2-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 of 18 October 2013R. 512-52 and R. 512-53n° 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-54n° 2005…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

The following shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat:1° The conditions under which any undertaking comprising at least one pharmaceutical establishment must be owned by a pharmacist or by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138

Without prejudice to the information required by other legislative and regulatory provisions, the labelling of the outer packaging or, where there is no outer packaging, the labelling of the immediate…

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