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Showing 20812090 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-5

…titutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée est intervenue dans les matières ressortissant à la compéten…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-55

…e or maternity leave do not interrupt the length of seniority. They are not taken into account when calculating seniority. The length of seniority is assessed at the end of the last employment contrac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…ate control under article L. 310-1 and constituted in the form of a société anonyme must have share capital, excluding contributions in kind, of at least 800,000 euros in order to conduct the classes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…ité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall not grant authorisation to the branch of the applicant third-country undertaking unless the third-country undertaking to which the branch belongs unde…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

Applications for recognition or declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-5

The initial application may be confirmed until the expiry of a period of two months from notification of the rejection decision or from the formation of this decision when it is implicit. In the meant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-5

I. - The application for an import authorisation for therapeutic purposes, provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5, is sent by the legal entities or natural persons mentioned in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…for culture, industry and consumer affairs participate in the work of the committee in an advisory capacity. Within two months of their appointment, the Chairman and members of the Commission will se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-53

…ll have permanent access to the premises where the national platform for judicial interception is located. It will draw up an annual report and send it to the Minister of Justice. The powers entrusted…

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