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Showing 19211930 of 61564 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 October 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 February 1976 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 June 1982

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-122

In the cases provided for in 1° of VI of Article L. 1333-9, information on the means and measures taken to protect against malicious acts is not provided as part of the application for authorisation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…tion for authorisation to use an internal risk assessment approach as referred to in Article L. 511-41 on behalf of several credit institutions or investment firms belonging to the same group and esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-120

…all designate the body or bodies responsible for carrying out the compliance inspection.The prefect may at any time order that the vehicle undergo a compliance inspection within a period that he presc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-4

The AIF or its management company shall ensure that a single custodian is appointed. Under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the appointment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-4

When the owners of securities do not have the free administration of their property, the request to exchange the old securities and the purchases or sales of fractional shares necessary to carry out t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-2

…rtification of inter-company occupational health and prevention services provided for in Article L. 4622-9-3 is issued by a certifying body accredited by the French Accreditation Committee or by anoth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-4

…ly payment of 685 euros when they follow a training course approved under the conditions set out in 2° and 3° of article L. 6341-2, as remuneration for trainees.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-3

…r the notice of receipt or the electronic acknowledgement of receipt provided for in article R. 761-12 or, in the event of implementation of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article R. 761-12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-3

…n contract takes the form of : 1° For employers in the non-profit sector mentioned in article L. 5134-21, the employment support contract defined in section 2 ; 2° For employers in the commercial sect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

…r share or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of communit…

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