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Showing 20612070 of 21310 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25 March 2003

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…the additional time for which they are responsible pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State civil service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…ditional service time for which they are liable pursuant to the article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State civil service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-5

…e additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la fonction publiq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-24

…on provided for in 1°, 2°, 5° and 6° of II of Article D. 532-20. At the request of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the portfolio management company must also provide all the information and expla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° Failure by a marketing authorisation holder or a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product to constitute the safety st…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-18

…ating the investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I of Article L. 331-25. The Director General of the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numériqu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Public contracts concluded in application of international rules

Article L2512-2

The same rules apply to public contracts concluded:1° in accordance with the procedure specific to an international organisation when the public contract is entirely financed by this international org…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2196-9

The obligations laid down in this section apply to companies linked to the contractor as well as to subcontractors and suppliers involved in the performance of the contract, where the latter individua…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2331-8

For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in articles R. 2324-2 to R. 2324-4, the purchaser shall publish a contract notice in the Official Journal of the Europe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-6

…ard and under the conditions and for the period it has determined, the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his representative shall require the market undertaking to suspend all or part…

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