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Showing 15511560 of 25752 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-11-2019 n° 18-21.297

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-4

In the report referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 621-18-3, the AMF shall report on the application of Articles L. 544-3 to L. 544-6 and may approve any recommendat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-14

For the application of article R. 523-14 to the merchant navy, the documents referred to in the said article shall be sent to the Minister responsible for the merchant navy. A copy of the agreement is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-6

Article L. 3253-15 is applicable with the exception of the last paragraph. When the mandataire judiciaire, the administrator or the liquidator receives sums due to employees from an institution locate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…f the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la langue française.Any foundation recognised as bei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

…cluded in the area of competence of a community development syndicate created in application of loi n° 70-610 du 10 juillet 1970, may decide, by a deliberation taken before 1 July 1986, that all resid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

I.-The articles of this section apply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article D773-14

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 524-1n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 524-2No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article D774-14

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 524-1n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 524-2No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-11

The articles L. 624-11 to L. 624-18 do not apply to the lien or resolutory action of the seller of a business.

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