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Showing 32713280 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation of the economic, social and environmental report.

Article L623-3

…m the homologated amicable agreement provided for in Article L. 611-8 of this code or to article L. 351-6 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the administrator shall receive the expert report ment…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-37

…of paragraph 2 above. If an expert opinion is ordered in the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this article, it may only be carried out by persons approved by the Minister of Defence and, if…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-35

…ying the legality and compliance of past acts with the laws of the country in which they took place;3° Bringing interested parties, where appropriate, to the attention of the competent authorities, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Cremation (R).

Article R2213-34

…by the doctor who recorded the death, stating that the death does not pose any medico-legal problem;3° Where applicable, the certificate from the doctor or thanatopractor provided for in the third par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-3

The characteristics of the payment card referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are details of the issuing department, the date of the offence, the amoun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6431-32

The representative of the State may, within fifteen days of it being forwarded to him or her, ask the Territorial Council or the Executive Council, as the case may be, by means of a reasoned order, fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L522-3

…warnings about the risks inherent in these contracts or in certain investment strategies proposed; 3° With the exception of the contracts mentioned in articles L. 144-1, L. 144-2 and L. 441-3, inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

…f monitoring systemic risk and in accordance with international standards, between the Autorité des marchés financiers and the competent authorities of the European Union AIF concerned or the competen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 142-3

…o the creditor of a maintenance debt shall be returned if the case is dismissed and, unless Article 372, in the event of a discharge or acquittal. In the event of conviction, it is used in accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-3

…out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inter…

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