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Showing 39713980 of 22383 articles for Art. n° 23-11410 · Cass. com. 16 April 2013

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign nationals planning to set up a business

Article R421-34

…multi-annual residence permit bearing the "talent passport" mention provided for in article L. 421-16, the competent diplomatic or consular authority or prefect verifies the compatibility of the acti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-28

The provisions of articles 49, 50 and 52 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 sont applicables aux cessions et transmissions de parts sociales et à leur publicité.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-17

…cation to Mayotte of Article L. 2224-8 : 1° In the second paragraph of I, the reference to the year 2013 is replaced by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, the date of 31…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-19

…ere one of these clauses is clearly not applicable.In the case provided for in 1° of article R. 426-16, the trainee receives a bonus under the conditions provided for by article L. 124-6 of the Educat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Pharmacists and veterinary assistants in veterinary pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5142-37

…dre des Vétérinaires. Their diplomas are registered under the conditions set out in article L. 4221-16 or article L. 241-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as appropriate.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-5

…nsurance and capitalisation undertakings nationalised pursuant to Article 1 of Law no. 46-835 of 25 April 1946 relating to the nationalisation of certain insurance companies and to the insurance indus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L775-12

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the deletion of all references to the words: "la Poste, un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : State diploma for nurse anaesthetists

Article D4311-46

…old the certificate of aptitude for the duties of anaesthetist assistant created by the decree of 9 April 1960 or who hold the State diploma of nurse anaesthetist may use the title of State-qualified…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L742-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L743-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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