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Showing 48214830 of 22383 articles for Art. n° 23-11410 · Cass. com. 16 April 2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L762-6

…017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 425-3 and L. 425-4 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 425-5 and L. 425-6 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-7 and L. 425…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L764-6

…017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 425-3 and L. 425-4 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 425-5 and L. 425-6 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 425-7 and L. 425…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29

The civil actions provided for in this chapter, with the exception of that provided for in Article L. 623-23-1, shall be barred after five years from the date on which the holder of a right knew or sh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-29

Group membership does not preclude the right to take action under ordinary law to obtain compensation for losses not falling within the scope defined by the judge's decision referred to in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-5

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may object to the health professional referred to in article L. 1111-23 consulting or adding to his/her pharmaceutical record at the time of treatment. The heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Retraining for work

Article R5213-25

The methods of retraining and re-education adopted are communicated to the Labour Inspection supervisor, who may give the employer formal notice to adopt, within a specified period, one or other of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-17

…charge or in return for payment, to persons practising the professions mentioned in article L. 7124-16. It is also forbidden for intermediaries or agents to entrust these children or have them entrust…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

…permit bearing the wording "beneficiary of subsidiary protection" provided for in article L. 424-9; 16° A residence permit bearing the wording "retired person" provided for in articles L. 426-8 or L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 A

…and that are not paid on the due date shall only be assessed when their cumulative amount exceeds €16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial limits (R).

Article D2512-2

…ries of the arrondissements of Paris are determined in accordance with Plan B annexed to the law of 16 June 1859 on the extension of the boundaries of Paris as amended by subsequent texts.

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