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Showing 51515160 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
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R421-6-3

The implied decision referred to in 1° of article R. * 421-6-1 arises at the end of a period of three months following the date of receipt of the application; the decision referred to in 2° of the sam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

…is case, the Director General of the Agency, if the conditions laid down in c of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 are met, will inform the holder of the marketing authorisation issued for this medicinal produc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-12

…it for execution, with his opinion, to the investigating judge. In the case provided for in Article 694-4, the public prosecutor shall refer the matter to the public prosecutor.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-6

…free interest rate curve to be used in calculating the best estimate referred to in Article R. 351-2.For each currency concerned, the adjustment for volatility of the relevant risk-free interest rate…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-6

…lanning permission pursuant to c of article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article L423-6

A foreign national who has been married to a French national for at least three years will be issued with a ten-year residence permit provided that he or she has been legally resident in France for th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-1

The improvement targets provided for in Article L. 1142-9-1 are set for each indicator mentioned in Articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1 for which the maximum score has not been achieved, provided that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interoperability and security of digital health services

Article L1470-6

…health services or tools intended for use by the legal entities and individuals mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 1470-1 is subject to commitments to comply with the interoperability standards prov…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company.

Article R6223-66

A partner practising within a "société d'exercice libéral" referred to in article R6223-62 may be excluded : 1° If they are subject to a disciplinary measure entailing a ban on practising or on the ri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-6

…of Book V of the Environmental Code, the obligation laid down in the first paragraph of article L. 125-2 does not apply to insurance undertakings in respect of the property and activities mentioned in…

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