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Showing 971980 of 36238 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 May 2003

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-20

…l data mentioned in I. This order draws up a list of other personal data processing operations that may be linked, according to procedures that it specifies, including, where applicable, by automated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-2

…és financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain asp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-5

…ion of the specialised professional fund which grants loans specify the date of its liquidation and may provide for a right to temporarily extend its life, and the conditions for exercising such a rig…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3 : The volunteer fire-fighting officer, contact for volunteers

Article R1424-20-2

…anagement of the fire and rescue service with his knowledge and experience of voluntary service. He may be entrusted with any other mission by the departmental director of fire and rescue services. In…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20-1

…rk broadcast from national territory or the territory of another Member State of the European Union may only be exercised by a collective management organisation. If this organisation is governed by T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

A specialised professional fund may only dispose of unmatured or lapsed loans that it has granted after the Autorité des marchés financiers has approved a specific programme of operations submitted by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-1

…ereto. Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 632-16, the public prosecutor may obtain from the AMF disclosure of all information held by the AMF in the performance of its duti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-4

The gender equality and anti-discrimination referent carries out the following tasks: 1° Providing information and carrying out awareness-raising initiatives for officers and volunteer firefighters, a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-20-1

…the leak has been repaired, specifying the location of the leak and the date of repair.The service may carry out any necessary checks. In the event of an objection to the inspection, the service will…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20-1

…e purchaser shall make a provisional payment on the basis of the last known references. The parties may nevertheless agree to calculate payments, including the balance of the contract, on the basis of…

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