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Showing 15511560 of 56702 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 30-1-1970 n° 68-12.096

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

Where the conclusions of the expert opinion are such as to lead to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code providing that a person is not crimina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article D753-10

Article D. 313-14-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by decree no. 2005-1743 of 30 December 2005.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R754-12

Article R. 314-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-15

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the junior doctor is entitled to leave for the entire period of incapacity to work until full recovery, consolidation of the injury or deat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-14-1-1

I. - Electronic money issuers referred to in 1°, 1° ter and 1° quater of Article L. 561-2 may defer verification of the identity of their customer and, where applicable, of the customer's beneficial o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-12-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in this paragraph shall also include the information provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-10

The basis for the proportional contribution is determined by the proceeds from the sale of admissions or, in the case of a cinema access package giving entitlement to multiple admissions, the sums cor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R80-1

The provisions of article R. 77 are applicable for the establishment of bulletin n° 2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-11

The chairman of the High Council may decide, after obtaining the assent of the accounting officer:1° In the event of hardship for the debtors, to grant an ex gratia remission of the High Council's deb…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-1

The medium-term negotiable securities referred to in 2°b of Article R. 332-2 must meet the following conditions: a) They must be issued for at least 30 million euros ; b) They must be valued by at lea…

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