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Showing 47614770 of 21516 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 28 Mar. 2018 – no. 16-12707

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Consent to medically assisted procreation

Article 1157-3

Before obtaining consent, the notary shall inform the members of the couple or the unmarried woman who are about to express it:the impossibility of establishing a parent-child relationship between the…

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

Article L5423-8

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° Failure by a pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product or product subject to the marketing au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-30

The statutory auditor shall inform the regional inspecting magistrate, the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40 and the President of the National Council of any anomalies or irregu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…plôme supérieur de comptabilité et de gestion dans les conditions définies à l'article 50 of decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012; 3° Hold diplomas deemed to be of a level equivalent to those mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions.

Article R513-9

When the société de crédit foncier finances its activities by issuing loans or by resources benefiting from the preferential right defined in article L. 513-11, the contract or document intended for p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-25

…ted to him remains personal and complete, without prejudice to the application of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-27

If the constituent agreement so provides, the General Meeting may elect from among its members a select committee to which it delegates, for a fixed renewable term, some of its powers from among those…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-67

…eFrom €0 to €6,5001,355%From €6,500 to €17,0000.559%From €17,000 to €60,0000,373%More than €60,0000.280%4° According to the following scale, in the case of inter vivos gifts relating solely to debts,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-3

An order of the Minister responsible for the economy, issued with the assent of the Autorité des marchés financiers, determines the maximum amount of compensation per investor, the procedures and dead…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The model report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application…

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