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Showing 22712280 of 20872 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 16 January 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article L5843-2

…ICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5721-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 5721-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5721-2-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 5721-3 law no. 96-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-34

…of the bondholders' group may object to the cross-border merger, as provided for in article L. 236-16, within the same time limit. In all cases, the creditors of the bondholders' group may object to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-17

In the cases of repayment provided for in article L. 315-16, the lender is entitled to demand compensation which, without prejudice to the application of article 1231-5 of the Civil Code, exceed an am…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-17

…unless excluded by the other members in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 4113-16, the person concerned retains his rights and obligations as a member, with the exception of remun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4381-17

…persons, unless excluded by the other members under the conditions provided for in article R. 4381-16, the person concerned retains his rights and obligations as a member, with the exception of remun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-5-2

…l welfare. The procedures for making the declarations provided for in Article 58 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 are laid down by decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-4-3

…ncial institution" has the meaning given in point 14 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13

…151-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2019-1302 of 5 December 2019 subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the applicatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-8

The form referred to in the second paragraph of I of article L. 341-16, which is entitled "Form relating to the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code",…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…rench National Olympic and Sports Committee, is punishable by the penalties set out in Articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-13 of the Intellectual Property Code.III - By way of exception to II and for acts com…

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