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Showing 25012510 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-7

…of the sums collected as security to the revenue agent under the conditions defined in articles R. 19 and R. 21. Depending on the initial decision that led to the creation of the security, it is indi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specific supervision of credit institutions

Article R613-37

…stitution mentioned in the previous paragraph, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority and request its assistance, in accordance wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Catering and rest

Article R4228-23

…number of employees is calculated for each establishment.By way of derogation from article R. 4228-19, the location mentioned in the first paragraph may, after a declaration has been sent to the labo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-2

…is the Minister of Defence. For the application of the provisions of articles R. 1453-13 to R. 1453-19, R. 4113-109 and R. 4113-110 to these professionals and students, the Minister for Defence exerci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-42

The following may be appointed as interns: 1° Doctors or pharmacists who hold a doctor of medicine or pharmacy diploma allowing them to practise in the country in which they obtained their diploma or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-23

Contracts entered into by a general purpose investment fund may relate to :a) Commodities. Exposure to any one commodity contract may not exceed 10% of the assets. Significant correlations between com…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-2-4

…admissibility, that the patent holder is informed in advance. The holder of a non-exclusive licence may bring an infringement action, if the licence contract expressly authorises him to do so, provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-36

The National Commission may receive written contributions. The National Commission shall hear any person who submits a written request to the secretariat, justifying the reasons for their hearing, at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-35

…at must be included in the Articles of Association underarticle 11 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, and those that may be included under articles 8…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6

…with the competent authority mentioned above, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU)…

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