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Showing 661670 of 15668 articles for Art. CJEU – Pierre Fabre – Case C-439/09 – 13 Oct. 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to savings products

Article L744-13

…he purposes of application of I, Article L. 221-37 is replaced by the following provisions: "In the case of credit institutions, officers of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer appointed for this purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-134

…is intention and the reasons for it. The latter has one month to submit its observations. In urgent cases, the Director General of the Agency may immediately prohibit the export for a maximum period o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-13

…nth after they have been sent to the Minister for Health and the Minister for the Budget. In urgent cases, the Minister for Health may authorise immediate implementation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-133

Notwithstanding the provisions of Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code : 1° The shares are fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-13

…ance of the contract, that he will have the necessary funds to ensure the resulting payment. In the case of a contract with performance or payment staggered over time, the administrator shall terminat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple seizures

Article R522-13

…y as a protective measure, either before the act of seizure or before the act of conversion, as the case may be. Under penalty of nullity, the letter shall reproduce, in very clear characters, the thr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-13

…o act as a civil party. The court will then rule solely on the civil interests, on the basis of the case file, which will be submitted for debate.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Traineeships

Article A742-13

…indicated by the candidate when registering for the competition for admission to the profession.In cases where the committee responsible for validating the traineeship decides to hear the training su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°g: Priority development zones

Article 1383 J

…s IV.V.-When the conditions required to benefit from one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1383 A, 1383 C ter, 1383 D, 1383 H, 1383 I or 1383 F and those provided for in this article are sati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-13

…ployers' organisations, on the other hand, in respect of the mission mentioned in 1° of article L. 2135-11, at national level and at branch level. The methods for distributing the funds between employ…

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