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Showing 16011610 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds

Article L214-153-1

The investors referred to in Article L. 214-144 may invest in specialised professional funds referred to in Article L. 214-154 or professional private equity funds referred to in Article L. 214-159 wh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-15-1

…e European Economic Area authorised to exercise the activity of sports agent in one of these States may enter into an agreement with a sports agent for the purpose of introducing an interested party t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156-1

I.-The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-115 are those referred to in 1 of the I of article D. 211-1 A. II.-A société civile de placement immobilier may enter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-15-1

…em. It determines the means of meeting these targets. These objectives and the measures implemented may be annual or multiannual in nature. The objectives of the strategy may relate in particular to:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-15-1

…r a military port, the port director.III. - The surveillance programme provided for in article R. 3115-11 and the contingency plan provided for in article R. 3115-12 take account, where applicable, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-2

…in article L. 4061-3, to the armed forces health service.The notification states that the decision may be appealed to the national council, within ten days, at the request of the pharmacist concerned…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-15-1

…e a breeder cannot obtain or exploit a plant variety right without infringing an earlier patent, he may request the grant of a licence under that patent insofar as such licence is necessary for the ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-15

People aged at least fifty-seven who are experiencing social and professional difficulties may enter into an open-ended inclusion contract with a temporary work integration company, as provided for in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-1

…t paragraph, with a certificate extending the examination of the application, the validity of which may not exceed three months. This document, together with the expired residence document, enables ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-2

…nditions provided for in articles R. 1142-30-2 or R. 1142-31-1. However, the Chairman or his deputy may appoint only one expert if that expert possesses all the skills required to conduct the expert a…

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