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Showing 21512160 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 612-17, L. 612-23 to L. 612-27 and L. 612-44, that the banking and financial activities carried out by Ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-15-1

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-15, the Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône département is competent to take decisions relating to applications for work permits under article R. 5221-3 which are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-12

…plan (number 10 of table 4-1) is set in proportion to the amount of this increase according to the scale provided for in article A. 663-11.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-3

…its shall be reimbursed within a maximum period set at three years from the promulgation of the loi n° 2006-1772 du 30 décembre 2006 sur l'eau et les milieux aquatiques.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-128

…given to the subscriber. The subscription form includes: 1° The company name, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital; 4° The address of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-15-1

…ubject to the provisions of III of this article.As part of the implementation of I and for the application of this sub-section, the managers of points of entry are :1° For a military airfield, the air…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-12

Applications for substantial amendments are subject to a simplified assessment procedure. These applications are examined by a select committee made up of two representatives from each of the colleges…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-12

…d for in 1° of Article R. 5139-3 up to date and sends it to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by 15 February each year at the latest. Any change to this list duri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Responsibilities.

Article L2541-12

…1° The creation and abolition of permanent communal jobs in the communal administration; 2° The allocation of retirement pensions to municipal employees covered by communal pension funds; 3° The creat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-123

…the property and financial markets during the financial year; 3° An annotated description of significant events during the financial year; 4° Figures and comments on the main elements of the company's…

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