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Showing 47614770 of 41434 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 May 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article D711-67-1

…th a commercial activity. This access is provided via an interface implemented by CCI France, which may delegate its implementation. This access is provided via an interface implemented by CCI France,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65 bis A

…ministration and with a view to detecting fraud, the right of communication provided for in article 65 may relate to information concerning unidentified persons, under conditions laid down by a decree…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-30

Release of all or part of the freezing order may be requested by any interested person.When the investigating judge considers, of his own motion or at the request of any interested person, releasing t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-6

…curities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC.The public may have access to this information during the ten years following its storage.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L3122-6-2

The chairman may decide that the meeting of the standing committee shall be held in several places by videoconference. Where the meeting of the Standing Committee is held by videoconference, the quoru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Standing Committee

Article L4133-6-2

The chairman may decide that the meeting of the standing committee shall be held in several places by videoconference. Where the meeting of the Standing Committee is held by videoconference, the quoru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Implementation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L613-64-1

…tends to propose that the fund intervene on a preventive basis.The Chairman of the Management Board may also be heard, at his request, by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-5

…pacity, the Director of the Office attends the meetings of the Board, without the right to vote. He may be represented or assisted by any person of his choice. The Board adopts its own rules of proced…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-1

…ert medical psychiatrists and expert psychologists affiliated to a scheme for self-employed workers may, by specially reasoned decision of the requesting authority, be remunerated on presentation of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-6

…project and the existing offer to ensure a balanced development of integration actions, the Prefect may enter into the agreements provided for in article L. 5132-2 with companies applying to become te…

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