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Showing 35013510 of 60719 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 1-4-2009 n° 07-21.833

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-43

I - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the provisions of II, III and IV, Articles L. 562-1 to L. 562-15 are applicable by operation of law in French…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

Transactions carried out by the guarantee fund comprise :Revenue :a) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

Any change in the marketing authorisation holder is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.The application must i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: College of employees

Article R1441-4

For the industry, trade and commercial services, agriculture and miscellaneous activities sections, the votes cast in accordance with the distribution table defined in article R. 1423-4 are taken into…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-4

In granting approval for the programme of operations, the AMF assesses the quality of the programme in the light of the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-25 and L. 533-26, as well as the conditio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-4

The information provided for in articles D. 1612-1 and D. 1612-2, with the exception of those relating to the bases, tax rates and compensation, are communicated to the mayors of the communes and to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4

Without prejudice to the provisions ofarticle L. 1242-1, an agreement or an extended branch agreement may stipulate the cases in which the waiting period provided for inarticle L. 1244-3 is not applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Costs and expenses

Article R4126-42

Article R. 761-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice is applicable before the disciplinary chambers. In the event of withdrawal, the costs may be charged to the plaintiff or applicant.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-48

If the sentenced person commits, during the period of enforcement of the penal restraint, a felony or a misdemeanour under ordinary law followed by an unsuspended custodial sentence, the sentencing co…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-4

Aid for collective operations is awarded and the amount determined on the basis of the following criteria: 1° The operation's ability to contribute to a mission of general interest for the technical s…

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