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Showing 50815090 of 29557 articles for Art. 5 janv. 1983 + Cass. 3e civ.

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50-7

…uers and other experts; 4° Any person hired by the bridge institution referred to in Article L. 613-53 and the asset management structure referred to in Article L. 613-54; 5° Any other person providin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5-1

…ne of the employers. The apprentice has an apprentice master, within the meaning of article L. 6223-5, in each of the companies. The contract may be terminated, under the conditions laid down in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-1

…following conditions are met: 1° The applicant satisfies the conditions laid down in article R. 464-5-4; > 2° It discloses its participation in a practice prohibited by Article L. 420-1; 3° He is the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Provisions relating to the resolution of transnational groups

Article L613-59-1

…e of European resolution authorities shall exercise the powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-59 in respect of subsidiaries and, where applicable, branches. These powers include setting the mini…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180-5-1

Where the judge decides that the child will be handed over with the assistance of a trusted third party pursuant to articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it appoints the person responsible fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-2

I.-Where the mutual insurance company is managed by a management board, the latter shall consist of not more than two and not more than five members. The number of members of the Management Board is d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-53

…his permit, he will be given a receipt. When the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 15-33-41, in exchange for his or her licence, the person concerned shall be issued with a certificate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book II: Trial Courts

Article D45-1-5

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of article 362 of the present code, if the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 132-23 of the penal code are applicable, the presi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11-1

I.-Where the prohibition provided for in 1° of article 515-11 has been ordered, the family court judge may order a prohibition on approaching the plaintiff at less than a certain distance, which he or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-5

…f Foreign Affairs or the managing service, according to the hypotheses provided for in Article 706-25-7, record this information in the file without delay via a secure electronic communications medium…

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