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Showing 48114820 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications

Article R733-13

Articles R. 733-6, R. 733-7, R. 733-9 to R. 733-11, R. 733-17 and R. 774-39 are applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications de Polynésie française.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications

Article R732-13

Articles R. 732-6, R. 732-7, R. 732-9 to R. 732-11, R. 732-17 and R. 773-39 are applicable to the financial services of the Office des postes et télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-13

…contracts by providing the promised service to the debtor's co-contractor. In the light of the forecast documents available to him, the administrator shall ensure, at the time he requests performance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-135

A General Meeting which decides or authorises a capital increase, either by setting all the terms and conditions itself, or by delegating its power or authority under the conditions provided for in Ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-17

…on order and, having been sentenced in his absence, requests that the sentencing decision be communicated to him, the Public Prosecutor, as soon as he is informed of that request, shall forward a copy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for issuing the European arrest warrant.

Article 695-16

…of its own motion, in accordance with the rules and under the conditions determined by the articles 695-12 to 695-15. In the absence of a waiver of the benefit of the principle of speciality, where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-1

The provisions of articles R. 1142-14 and R. 1142-15 do not apply to claims for compensation for the harmful consequences of an act performed as part of research involving the human person.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-13

…yee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, it may take effect before the absence of the perso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV bis: Assistance with the recovery of damages for victims of offences

Article 706-15-2

…5-1 by the convicted person within two months of the day on which the decision concerning damages became final, the civil party may apply to the guarantee fund for victims of acts of terrorism and oth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-15-1

…hout the express agreement of the authority or person that provided the information and, where applicable, solely for the purposes for which that authority or person gave its agreement. By way of dero…

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