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Showing 29012910 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article L131-34

…2° Giving its opinion to the appeal courts on applications for the functions of sworn goods broker; 3° Keeping up to date, at national level, the list of brokers registered with the courts of appeal,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-3

The file referred to in article L. 123-33 and sent to the single body includes the following: 1° All the information provided by the registrant; 2° Where applicable, the applications for authorisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referrals to the Agency by the associations referred to in Article L. 1313-3

Article R1313-32

Referrals made by associations authorised under the second paragraph of article L. 1313-3 must be sent by the head of the association, or by his or her representative expressly designated by proxy, to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Polling stations

Article R7343-39

…dent of the Paris Court of Appeal from among serving or honorary judicial judges or court officers; 3° A secretary appointed by the Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des platefor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-3

…ganisation responsible for the operation of the proprietary medicinal product within the meaning of 3° of Article R. 5124-2. It invites the person responsible for the notification to report this adver…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of non-compliance with the rules on the advertising of veterinary medicinal products

Article R5145-3

…tory, the Director General of the Agency may implement the measures provided for in Article L. 5145-3.These measures are made public on the website of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6264-3

…perating grant is determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 3334-1 and to article L. 3334-2, without application of Article L. 3334-7-1. The lump-sum allocation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Public contracts concluded by a contracting authority

Article L2513-3

…ed by a contracting authority providing postal services within the meaning of 5° of Article L. 1212-3 and relating to: 1° Electronic mail services provided entirely by electronic means, in particular…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-3

…inded. Draft disclosure documents and draft standard contracts shall be filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers, which shall supervise all the companies involved in the transaction, in accordan…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-3

The balance sheet value of the shares and units referred to in 6°, 7° to 7°c of Article R. 332-2 and of any other security not admitted to trading on a regulated market may not exceed 30% of the dispe…

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