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Showing 50615070 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Non-profit-making associations and recognised public interest foundations authorised to make certain loans.

Article R518-60

…s by individuals, in accordance with the authorisation given to them pursuant to article R. 518-58; 2° Set up an internal control system for their lending activities, which must include rules for sele…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-60

For the application of the injunction procedure provided for in Article L. 561-48, the application by which the matter may be referred to the President of the Court shall contain, on pain of inadmissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D742-6

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D743-6

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations between doctors and with members of other health professions.

Article R4127-65

…stered on the roll of the ordre or by a student meeting the conditions laid down in article L. 4131-2. A doctor who is to be replaced must, except in emergencies, inform his local Association Council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-66

…infections, in particular by drawing up and implementing recommendations for good hygiene practice; 2° Monitoring nosocomial infections; 3° Defining information and training initiatives for all the Ag…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-6

…he Film Ombudsman refers to the Autorité de la concurrence any practices prohibited by articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2 and L. 420-5 of the French Commercial Code that come to his attention in the film dis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 696-52

…the executing State and, having been informed of the measures concerned, consents to return there; 2° The person concerned requests that the decision to place him or her under judicial supervision be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article D744-6

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6-3

…epartment. The prefectoral decree authorising an organisation in application of III of article L. 752-6 is published in the prefecture's registry of administrative acts. It bears an identification num…

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