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Showing 29712980 of 36260 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 May 1998

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title II: Ordinary remedies.

Article 540

…fixes.By way of exception to the foregoing provisions, the right to review provided for in Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recogni…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…84 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-10 to R. 314-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-19 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018 relating to the dematerialisation of contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-21

I.-The persons designated and authorised for this purpose within :1° Structures for integration through economic activity ;2° Organisations that prescribe work ;3° State departments responsible for st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…ning of the insurance and reinsurance markets, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, after informing the competent authority of the home Member State, take appropriate measures to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Suspended probation

Article R60-1

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Approval of professional associations

Article A512-9

…eived authorisation under III of Article L. 541-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code or Article R. 519-54 of the same code, a copy of the current authorisation decision. 2° Information relating to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…4 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…4 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…6-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 621-18-3 Order no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 621-18-4 Law no. 2019-486…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Duties of the Registrar and appeals

Article R521-26

…es not comply with the requirements of articles R. 521-6, R. 521-7, R. 521-13, R. 521-14 and R. 521-19 to R. 521-21 or that the information declared by the applicant does not correspond to the content…

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