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Showing 35913600 of 48272 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 April 2016 n° 14-15.860 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 2012 · Cass. com. 29 April 2003 · Cass. com. 5 February 2020 n° 18-21.689

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-53

…ues) will send him/her, at his/her request, any information relating to the processing. This person may order any necessary measures to be taken. This person may order any measures necessary for the e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-54

During the pre-liquidation period, the fund : 1° May no longer arrange for new subscriptions of units other than those of its unitholders on the date of its entry into the pre-liquidation period in or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-1

…fil the conditions for being a reference proprietary medicinal product in an existing generic group may, by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-5

…ris arrondissement councils:DESIGNATION OF SECTORS ARRONDISSEMENTS 1st sector 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 5th sector 5th 6th sector 6th sector 7th sector 7th 8th sector 8th 9th sector 9th 10th sector 10th 1…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Consultation.

Article 257

Consultation may be prescribed at any time, including in conciliation or during deliberation. In the latter case, the parties shall be notified.The consultation shall be presented orally unless the ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-5

…Civil Code, the examination of a person's genetic characteristics for scientific research purposes may be carried out using elements of that person's body taken for other purposes when that person, h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L762-5

…ing resulting from L. 424-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no. 2016-827 of 23…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Multilateral trading facilities

Article L763-5

…ing resulting from L. 424-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 424-3 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 424-4 to L. 424-8 Order no. 2016-827 of 23…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.Failing specificat…

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