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Showing 601610 of 56901 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17-1-2012 n° 10-27.185

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-17

The oral examinations are held in open session. They are marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is assigned a coefficient of 2.Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average obtained…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

Collective management organisations use for actions to support creation, the dissemination of live performances, the development of artistic and cultural education and training actions for artists: 1°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-17

If the claim is inadmissible, the Chairman of the Mediation Conference will invite the claimant to rectify the situation. If the claim is not rectified within the allotted time, the Chairman of the Me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-17

The liberty and custody judge with jurisdiction to hear the appeal lodged on the basis of the article 803-8 by a person placed in pre-trial detention or extradition custody is that of the judicial cou…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-17

The violation of the prohibition mentioned in article L. 121-12 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the bene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

I. - Articles R. 355-1, R. 355-1-1 and R. 355-6 are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of the previous paragraph, the reference to article L. 355-1 is replaced…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-17

The chairman of the High Council or the general rapporteur shall refuse to comply with a request for information, documents or assistance referred to in Article R. 821-16 when:a) Persons employed or h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-17

In the cases provided for in article R. 5122-16, a document containing the information provided for in 16° of article R. 3243-1 is given to the employee by the Agence de services et de paiement.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, on his own initiative or at the request of the Prefect, have additional analyses carried out at the expense of the person responsible for the pr…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

The security for claims against reinsurers referred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of articl…

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