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Showing 16811690 of 19332 articles for Art. 1593 · Cass. civ. 19 February 1946

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…sions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…opinion at least five business days before the expiry of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-4

…ster for the Economy.This information is collected for the previous calendar year before the end of February each year. It is communicated by the Banque de France to the Minister for the Economy befor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-112

…ter for the Economy. This information is collected for the previous calendar year before the end of February each year. It is communicated by the Banque de France to the Minister for the Economy befor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Service vouchers

Article D4135-22-4

…the regional council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate stating the total am…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

…and places of assignment as well as the obligations resulting from the provisions of article R. 622-19 of the Penitentiary Code and, where applicable, the measures provided for in articles 132-43 to 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-16

…fonction publique territoriale, who carries out the control operations defined in the 2° of article 19 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 Articles R. 123-2 to R. 123-4Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 123-5Decre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…t paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…om L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 J…

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