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Showing 47914800 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-2

…o know, all or part of the personal data and information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 2-15-1 :the magistrates and registrars of the public prosecutor's office in charge of the investigatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Use of a third party to carry out certain due diligence procedures

Article R561-13

The third party referred to in Article L. 561-7 shall forward without delay to the persons referred to in 1° to 6° of Article L. 561-2 the information gathered in connection with the implementation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-13

…onal auditing standards adopted by the European Commission under the conditions defined by Article 26 of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated acc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-15-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-15-1, the emolument due to the plan execution commissioner, in respect of the work he has carried out in connection with new cash contributions prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Prevention of acts of terrorism

Article 706-25-15

…ialist assistant for the prevention of acts of terrorism with the public prosecutor's office may be carried out by category A or B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined by dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-3

…favourable opinion, the committee may propose extending the skills consolidation programme. In this case, the Director General of the National Management Centre, on behalf of the Minister for Health,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-13

…e Minister responsible for people with disabilities draw up the list mentioned in 1° of article L. 122-5-1 after the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 122-15.This list indicates:1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-13

…granted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the code pénal and articles L. 215-11 and L. 215-13 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code) puni…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Workshops and integration projects.

Article L5132-15-1

…tracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance of these contracts, one or more agreements concl…

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