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Showing 43614370 of 33859 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-5-2014 n° 13-14.474

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-5

…g whatsoever, subject to the provisions laid down in the regulatory act adopted pursuant to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-56

Applicant establishments are required to have: 1° Premises fitted out, arranged and maintained in accordance with the rules of good practice provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 5121-5 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4311-52

Articles R. 4112-1 to R. 4112-6-1 apply to nurses, with the exception of 3° of article R. 4112-1, which is replaced by the following provisions: 3° A copy, accompanied, where applicable, by a translat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-5

The investigation prior to the pronouncement of sanctions is carried out by a rapporteur, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat from among serving members of the administrative courts,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2353-5

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment involved in the merger to certify that the arrangemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

The rights of access and rectification, as well as the right to limit the data recorded in the processing provided for in Article R. 7343-3, may be exercised with the departments of the Employment Pla…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the school. In particular, it deliberates on the following matters 1° The school's internal regulations ; 2° The general organisation of the school; 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

A proportion of the total deposits collected in respect of the Livret A and the Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire governed by article L. 221-27 by institutions distributing one or other of…

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

Article R322-5

French undertakings subject to State 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…

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