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Showing 24012410 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

…their buildings. The companies referred to in the first and second paragraphs are authorised to provide their members with the advice referred to in Article L. 311-2, I, 5, in connection with a guara…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-8

The agency's aid may be granted in the form of loans, advances, equity investments, guarantees, donations or any other form of financial assistance. These loans may be granted to governments, internat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article R531-30

…the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons takes a decision of inadmissibility in the case provided for in 1° or 2° of Article L. 531-32, it shall rule within one month of the submission of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article D56-2

…etainees due to the requirements of the information, his instructions shall be specified in the individual notice provided for in article D. 32-1-1 or, if the measure is decided at a later date, in an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Transmission of documents

Article D6323-21-2

Articles R. 6332-30 to R. 6332-32 are applicable to the regional joint inter-professional committees. The documents provided for in articles R. 6332-30 and R. 6332-31 are also sent to the Regional Pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article L614-36

…ertificate or utility certificate is implemented after an application referred to in Article L. 614-32 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a patent, supplementary protection certificate o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-1

…acteristics of the loans they finance or distribute as defined in III of article 80 of law no. 2005-32 of 18 January 2005 on social cohesion and benefiting in this respect from public guarantees.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: User rights

Article L137-4

I.-The provisions of this chapter may not preclude the free use of the work within the limits of the rights provided for in this code and those granted by the rightholders. In particular, they must no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Controls

Article L3515-1

…L. 3513-5 and L. 3513-6 of this Code and the regulations adopted for its application, and shall investigate and record any breaches of these provisions. To this end, they have the prerogatives grant…

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