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Showing 36513660 of 19880 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 November 2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bank charges

Article L752-4

…f the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer. The High Commissioner's order is published no later than 1st November and applies from 1st January of the following year.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-26

…tions for extensions as defined in 4° of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 28 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing authorisation for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and certification of establishments.

Article R5131-2

…ed in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products. The certificate application is submitted by the company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-46

…has been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 44 of Directive 2001/82 of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products. This control is carri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…lt provided for in articles 495-7 to 495-13. With the exception of the offences set out in articles 19 and 27 of Order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945 relating to the conditions of entry and residence…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…article L. 151-19 du code de l'urbanisme ; 4° When the establishment concerned is of a te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…f sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and participation in economic interest groupings, public i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material, or to a pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…yer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least one w…

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