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Showing 56015610 of 23747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 septembre 2017 n° 16-12479

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-2

…II.-In the fourth paragraph, the words: "in particular pursuant to Articles 5, 48 and 66 of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 modifiée relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…d in the wanted persons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-118

…y in the Articles of Association, meetings are convened in accordance with the article 40 of decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil, sous réserve des disposi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

…anufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated advertising…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-12

…bligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017, payment service providers providing the payment initiation service, on the one hand, and payme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Purposes of processing

Article R142-11

…idence permits or travel documents or, when they are holders of a long-stay visa mentioned in 6° to 13° and 15°, 16° and 17° of Article R. 431-16, the formalities provided for in the same article and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-4

I.-The report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

…e State, he benefits, on behalf of the State, from the protection provided by article 11 of the loi n° 83-634 du 13 juillet 1983 portant droits et obligations des fonctionnaires.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R752-4

…312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the…

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