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Showing 13811390 of 43900 articles for Art. 1216 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-23

…ng the region. He/she shall be sworn in under the conditions laid down inarticle 14-1 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-23

If the application is incomplete with regard to the conditions required for the requested classification, the representative of the State in the département will notify the mayor or, where applicable,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-24

…icted of a crime. The expert or experts referred to pursuant to the provisions of articles 712-21, 723-31, 731-1, 763-3, D. 49-23, D. 147-36 and D. 147-37 or the provisions of this article must in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-24

The Banque de France opens in its books, in the name of each institution or custodian, a current account of bills held by maturity.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-24

A Government Commissioner, appointed by the Minister for the Economy, carries out the duties defined by Article L. 615-1 and Articles D. 615-1 to D. 615-8 of this Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

…f a crime or offence. Once the perpetrator has been finally convicted, the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article 230-13 may request the deletion of data recorded in the processing, unless the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-4

…ciary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property or right assigned pursuant to Article 2372-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of that…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…s profession with honour, probity and independence, and to respect and ensure respect for the law. 03. The status of statutory auditor subjects it to ethical rules that contribute to the confidence th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-23

In urgent cases and at the direct request of the competent authorities of the requesting State, the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may order the provisional arrest of a person claimed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of the calculation period for sums held in the automatic account

Article 919-24

The period for calculating the sums entered in the automatic account provided for in the second paragraph of article 211-25 is extended by one year for cinematographic works for which this period has…

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