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Showing 12211230 of 33006 articles for Art. CJEU – C-48/16 – 17 May 2017

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-17

…are special circumstances likely to prejudice the interests of justice, access to the hearing room may be prohibited for all or part of the hearing, if necessary ex officio, by the Chairman.The Commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-17

…the departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance. The accountant's duties may only be terminated in the same way.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Medical surveillance.

Article R4542-17

A worker may not be assigned to work on a visual display screen unless he has undergone an appropriate eye and vision examination as part of the information and prevention visits. If the result of thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17

…nd the regulations of a fonds commun de placement set the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend over any period not excee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-17

The National Committee may only deliberate if at least half of the members of the section or configuration convened are present; the quorum is assessed at the beginning of the meeting.However, if the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-17

…n order to protect the interests of customers, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may postpone liquidation until the end of a period that it shall determine.IV. - Any credit institut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-17

…contrôle prudentiel et de résolution information relating to transactions in financial instruments may communicate to their foreign counterparts and to the counterpart authorities of the Autorité des…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-17

…mentation and shaping as well as the baking of the bread at the place of sale to the final consumer may not use the appellation of "baker" and the commercial sign of "boulangerie" or a name likely to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-17

In the event of a merger or demerger, the preference shares may be exchanged for shares of the companies benefiting from the transfer of assets and liabilities with equivalent special rights, or accor…

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