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Showing 27112720 of 18997 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Sept. 2005 – no. 03-18.579

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-232-1

…agraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R6113-43

…to the implementation of automated processing of nominative information mentioned in II of article 27 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms; 8° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Use of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff for temporary work assignments in public health establishments

Article R6146-26

…the compensation for two periods of additional daytime working time referred to in article R. 6152-27 , to which a hardship allowance is added. This limit is increased by 40% for practitioners workin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L154-2

…nditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…ch injury does not fall within the scope of Article 53 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2001 (no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L940-1

…those of 6° and article L. 610-1, are those in force on the date of publication of the organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. They may only be amen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-9

…the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-9

…ng bans and new declarations of cheque payment incidents, pursuant to Articles L. 131-73 and R. 131-27 to R. 131-28, within two working days of receipt.Credit institutions located in Saint-Martin, Sai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-28

…ng to the lifting and cancellation of cheque-writing bans pursuant to Articles L. 131-73 and R. 131-27 to R. 131-28, within two working days of receipt.Credit institutions located in New Caledonia, Fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-14-1

…e provisions of this article apply without prejudice to articles L. 5211-4-2, L. 5214-16-1, L. 5215-27, L. 5216-7-1 and L. 5217-7.

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