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Showing 14311440 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R783-11

…ust 2005R. 613-18, with the exception of IIno. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-19n° 2005-1677 of 28 December 2005R. 613-20n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-4

…ies, shall comply with their obligations under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting.In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-8

…newal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the authorisation holder sends a copy of the application to the Director General o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-96

…t, if the exemption from registration results from the provisions of articles L. 4112-6 and L. 4311-28; 2° By the regional health agency of the place of professional practice in other cases. Nurses wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to the use of counterfoil receipt books

Article A37-25

I. - On the front of slips no. 2, 3, 4 and 5, on the left-hand side of "B. Collection", the offender and the enforcement officers sign their names under the heading: "He acknowledges having been infor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-50

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-37

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-68

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28, they are taken at their acquisition or subscription value; 2° When securities held by the fund a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

…aged and paid by this institution in accordance with the provisions of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Public schools recruit, manage…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-13

…udiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication or by an agent authorised and sworn pursuant to article R.…

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