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Showing 37413750 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-5

The documents and instruments referred to in Article L. 628-2 are communicated without delay by the Registrar to the Public Prosecutor.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resolution measures

Article R613-58

For the purposes of Article L. 613-52-2, the resolution board may make use of the derogations provided for in I of that Article where it finds that one of the following conditions is met:1° The actual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The National Enforcement Committee

Article R561-50-1

For the purposes of III of Article L. 561-40, the Commission's decision shall be published on the Commission's website. The publication shall mention at least the sanction imposed and the nature of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-53

If there is only one seat to be filled, the representative of the local authorities and of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status is elected by a two-round…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5

For the application of this Title, the magistrate to whom the file of proceedings is referred designates, as the case may be, the investigating judge or the juvenile judge, the liberty and custody jud…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-5

The material absence of the information provided for in III of article L. 112-2-1 is punishable by a fifth-class fine.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-7

However, if the public prosecutor has reason to believe that the confiscation of a specific item of property involves action in several States, or that one or more items covered by the confiscation or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Information and publicity.

Article R4235-57

Information in favour of a pharmacy in directories or equivalent media is limited as follows: 1° Under the heading "Pharmacy", only the names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers may appear; 2° In an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-53

A practitioner called upon to perform the duties of a member of the government or a parliamentary mandate is automatically seconded for the duration of these duties or mandate.A practitioner seconded…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R*412-7

If it is found that the approved organisation no longer meets the conditions set out in article R. 412-2, the Minister responsible for tourism may suspend the approval for a maximum of one year, by me…

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