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Showing 40114020 of 4064 articles for Art. 1133 · CA Chambéry 18 November 2003

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…he Director General of the national gendarmerie and the Regional Director of Customs or, where applicable, the Director General of Customs and Indirect Rights respectively; 3° With regard to the recep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…shions mentioned in II of Article L. 511-41-A, or of the regulatory provisions adopted for its application; 3° It has infringed any other legislative or regulatory provision whose infringement entails…

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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 L444-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable loc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…e as a principal penalty by a fine or a prison sentence of up to five years, as well as, where applicable, one or more related contraventions which consists of one or more of the following measures: 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

I. - Innovation mutual funds are venture capital mutual funds at least 70% of whose assets consist of financial securities, limited liability company shares and current account advances, as defined in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…ulations relating to limited liability companies (SARLs) and the organisation and promotion of physical and sporting activities is formed by the association. Article 2 The purpose of the company is (1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…gulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its authorised representative, having become aware of a serious incident occurring on Fre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-8

…undertakings with fewer than three hundred employees, the database provided for in Article L. 2312-18 includes the following information: 1° Investments : A-Employee investment : a) Changes in the wo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…e, inadequate or omitted accounting or financial information, due to error or fraud, of such significance that, alone or in combination with other information, it may influence the judgement of the us…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-8

…evidence gathered in order to formulate its opinion. Definition 03. Audit procedures: all the work carried out during the audit in order to gather the elements needed to reach conclusions on which th…

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