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Showing 361370 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-17

Any breach by financial investment advisers as defined in article L. 541-1 of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agents

Article L775-17

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 523-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 523-2, with the exception of its h) Act 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 171-1

A marriage contracted in a foreign country between French nationals, or between a French national and a foreign national, is valid if it has been celebrated in the forms customary in the country of ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-17

The interested party may request mediation from France Compétences in application ofarticle R. 6123-14 of the Labour Code. At the request of France Compétences, the regional cross-industry joint commi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-17

The person being helped must be a regular and stable resident of France.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-17

I.-The lessor may refuse to renew the lease without being required to pay any compensation: 1° If he can prove a serious and legitimate reason against the outgoing tenant. However, in the case of eith…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-17

Acceptance is written on the bill of exchange. It is expressed by the word "accepted" or any other equivalent word and is signed by the drawee. The mere signature of the drawee affixed to the face of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-17

The prefect supervises the activity of general shops and checks that they are operating correctly.He has free access to establishments under his control and may carry out or have carried out all check…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-17

To carry out the seizure provided for in Article…

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