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Showing 26112620 of 5457 articles for Art. Dir. 93/13/EEC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-90

In the event of the personal bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or safeguard of one of the members of a société civile or a société d'épargne forestière whose shares have been offered to the public…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-140

With the exception of 3° and 8° of article R. 322-47, articles R. 322-71, R. 322-73 to R. 322-76, R. 322-81, R. 322-83, R. 322-84 and R. 322-93 to R. 322-106-1, the provisions of section IV of this ch…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Expenses assimilated to those of criminal trials

Article R214

The costs listed in Article R. 93 are advanced by the Treasury in accordance with the provisions of this Title: they are taxed and liquidated according to the tariff and rules of each competent court.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-19

The operation and resources of the social administration committee are governed by the provisions of article 81, I of article 83, articles 84 and 85, I of article 87, articles 88 and 89, the first fiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Health, safety and working conditions committee

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

Where the parties have chosen the law of a State which is not a member of the European Union to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is obliged to set aside its application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-19

The opening in France of an establishment by a European Economic Interest Grouping having its registered office outside France gives rise, pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation EEC No 2137-85 of the Co…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 984

A will made in the form established above shall be null and void six months after the testator has come to a place where he is at liberty to use the ordinary forms, unless, before the expiry of this p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-216

The substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93 that may exist between the declarant's professional qualification and the professional qualification re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-185

For the supervision of downhill skiing and related activities, the substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between the professiona…

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