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Showing 981990 of 47545 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-3-1986 n° 84-15.938

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

Article L561-5

I. - Before entering into a business relationship with their customer or assisting them in preparing or carrying out a transaction, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 : 1° Identify their custom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification, publication and filing.

Article L2231-5

The earliest of the signatory organisations to an agreement or arrangement notifies the text to all representative organisations at the end of the signature procedure.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure taken into account

Article 511-6

Expenditure taken into account for the award of grants is :1° Expenditure on physical restoration, digitisation and, where applicable, digital restoration;2° For silent films, expenditure on recreatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to liquidation

Article L247-5

Contravening the prohibition on performing the duties of liquidator is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros. Anyone convicted pursuant to the preceding paragraph may no long…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R441-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment are replaced by references to the director of companie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R651-5

The provisions of this book are automatically applicable in Martinique, subject to the adaptations provided for in this title: 1° In Article R. 615-2, the words: "and the transfer decision provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Information for employee representatives.

Article L3341-5

The profit-sharing agreement or the rules of an employee savings plan may stipulate the conditions under which the social and economic committee or a specialised committee set up by it has the necessa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-5

A foreign national authorised to reside in France may not engage in paid employment in France without first obtaining the work permit referred to in 2° of article L. 5221-2. A work permit is automatic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration in national directories

Article L6113-5

I.-Vocational diplomas and qualifications awarded on behalf of the State and created by decree and organised by order of the competent ministers, after consultation with the competent ministerial prof…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance for research sponsors

Article R1121-5

The contracts mentioned in article R. 1121-4 may only include clauses excluding cover for damage suffered by victims or their dependants in the following cases: 1° The research does not take place und…

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