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Showing 23112320 of 18883 articles for Art. Cass. com. 28 November 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…s the case may be, in Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019, or in a provision of Title I or Title III of Book V or of a regulation adopted for it…

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

Article R356-26-1

…with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The decision taken in accordance with the decision of the European Insurance and Occu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…ed in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products, not to comply with the obligations to notify the Europea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-30

…d is to be organised remotely in accordance with the conditions set out in Order no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014 relating to remote deliberations by administrative bodies of a collegiate nature.No de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-14

…R. 1413-12 are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The decisions referred to in 1°, 2° and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-101

…ompany to fulfil the obligation to which it is bound pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies, he shall notify his request by registe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-7

…ing of Articles 44 or 65 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 as amended on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products or from a p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-5

Any contract entered into by a consumer for the supply of digital content or digital services shall include at least the following information: 1° The identity and contact details of the professional;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-2

…y will be granted a severance payment calculated in accordance with Article 4 of Annex 5 to Article 28 of the above-mentioned Staff Regulations. If a member of staff dismissed because of a refusal to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-20

…e and the populations of the old communes in the previous year by an amount of between €64.46 and €128.93 per inhabitant depending on the increasing population of the new commune. This allocation is c…

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