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Showing 51715180 of 21230 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 février 1980

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L763-2

…019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the application of I: 1° References to Regulation (EU) No. 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9; 2° In IV of Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

…entity and the institution. In the situations provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 1261-11, it lays down the terms and conditions for access to the body reception facility by persons from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Waste from infectious risk healthcare activities and similar waste

Article R1337-18

…Repetition of the offences provided for in 1° and 2° is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of theCriminal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-1

…set up in the company, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 3334-11. Where several collective retirement savings plans have been set up within the company, the sums…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional health plan

Article R1434-9

…representatives in bodies where their presence is necessary; 10° Mobilisation of health democracy; 11° Investment in property and equipment. These levers are set out in the regional health plan.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Board of Directors of the Institut Gustave Roussy.

Article D6162-8

In application of article L. 6162-11, the composition of the Board of Directors of the Institut Gustave Roussy derogates from the provisions of articles L. 6162-7 and D. 6162-1 on the following points…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…come during the year of distribution pursuant to article 59 of the finance law for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) and the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 for 2009…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-9 Law no. 2016-1918 of 29 December 2016 L. 312-10 and L. 312-11 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-12 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 312-13 and L…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Valuation of assets.

Article A332-7

…° of Article R. 332-2 is evaluated as follows. The assets mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 10°, 11°, 12° and 13° of article R. 332-2 as well as the securities issued by mutual insurance companies…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…225-12 of the penal code; 7° Crime of theft committed in an organised gang provided for by article 311-9 of the Penal Code; 8° Aggravated crimes of extortion provided for by Articles 312-6 and 312-7 d…

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