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Showing 26712680 of 31009 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-5-2007 n° 06-12.907

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-58

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, as part of the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-14-2, persons subject to the AML/CFT reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and content of the plan

Article R4251-5

The climate, air and energy objectives relate to: - the mitigation of climate change; - the adaptation to climate change; - the fight against atmospheric pollution; - the control of energy consumption…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Personal protection

Article R4451-56

I.-Where a worker's exposure cannot be avoided by the use of collective protection measures, the employer shall provide appropriate and suitable personal protection equipment in order to reduce this e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-56

The accommodation referred to in this section is for a maximum of five consecutive nights prior to the expected date of delivery, as assessed by a doctor or midwife The period referred to in the previ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts (Quinze-Vingts national ophthalmology hospital)

Article R6147-59

Notwithstanding the provisions of 3° of article R. 6143-3, the college of qualified personalities on the Supervisory Board of the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital comprises five members a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5

The procedure referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2 is carried out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-5

Within the framework of the quality of care or professional practice guidelines mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1414-3-3, the bodies approved by the Haute Autorité de santé are responsible for : 1° Exam…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to certain offences against the rules governing public land transport services

Article 529-6

I. - For offences for non-payment of tolls recorded by sworn agents of the operator of a motorway or road structure open to public traffic and subject to tolls, including in the context of Article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-5

The Board of Directors meets at least four times a year, convened by its Chairman. It may also meet at the request of the Minister for Employment, the Managing Director of the Agency or half of its me…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-5

The rights provided for in article L. 342-1 take effect upon completion of the manufacture of the database. They expire fifteen years after 1 January of the calendar year following that of such comple…

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