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Showing 68616870 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article R512-1

The provisions of articles R. 511-1 to R. 511-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article R531-1

Persons benefiting from the exemption referred to in j) of 2° of Article L. 531-2 shall inform the AMF, at its request, that they are making use of this exemption. The Autorité des marchés financiers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Commissary.

Article L154-3

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 148-1 to L. 148-3 is punishable by a fine of €3,750 and, in the event of a repeat offence, a fine of €7,500.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-24

…a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-25

…a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title II of Book V.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-8

Termination of the worksite or operation contract at the end of the worksite or once the operation has been completed is based on a real and serious cause. This termination is subject to the provision…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions for overseas territories.

Article R421-58

The following shall apply in the territories of New Caledonia, French Polynesia, the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and Wallis and Futuna : Section V of this chapter ; Sections I and IV of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2018-1

Where the trust agreement provides that the settlor retains the use or enjoyment of a business or property for business use transferred to the trust assets, the agreement entered into for this purpose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-3

Any project owner who opens a worksite that does not have roads and other networks that comply with the regulatory provisions of Chapter III of Title III of Book V of this Part is liable to a fine of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L7261-1

The Martinique Assembly exercises its powers under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book II of Part Three and Title II of Book II of Part Four, insofar as they do not conflict with the provision…

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