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Showing 27412750 of 19332 articles for Art. 1593 · Cass. civ. 19 February 1946

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…re applicable, compliance with any programming commitments entered into pursuant to articles L. 212-19 and L. 212-20 ; b) The nature and cultural diversity of the cinematographic offer proposed in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L2223-48

…years' professional experience as an employee in one of the functions mentioned in articles L. 2223-19 and L. 2223-41 and the measures taken for their application in respect of which he wishes to esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-2

…customary in financial matters.The provisions of Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18, L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 shall not apply, in connection with the use of a multilateral trading…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…the European Securities and Markets Authority in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Basis for the local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-7

…e;- signs;- pre-signs, including those covered by the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 581-19 of the Environment Code.It is based on the exploited surface area, excluding framing, of the supp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…dies;18° Proposals for the allocation of housing concessions, as provided for in article R. 114-52 ;19° The creation of the Administration's Social Committee and, where applicable, its specialised com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

…ounts may be communicated, at its request, to the specialised committee mentioned in Article L. 823-19 or, as the case may be, to the administrative body or the supervisory body. II.-Before accepting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…d, up to a limit, if any, to be determined by the Board; 18° Appointment of the Statutory Auditors; 19° the internal rules governing contracts, and the composition of the Contracts Committee; 20° The…

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

Article L950-1

…le financement du terrorisme;Article L. 123-16 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act n° 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Article L. 123-16-2 is applicab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-1

…refer the matter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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