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Showing 35213530 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…ode and, in the case of bonds, by articles L. 245-8 to L. 245-12 (1° to 5°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of said Code. The issue may be made by public offering.For the purposes of law no. 66-537 of 24 J…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-3

…e operation is registered shall, after carrying out the verification provided for in Article L. 236-17, issue a certificate of compliance of the deeds and formalities prior to the merger.A notary or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…ration drawn up for the application of articles L. 526-1 to L. 526-3 of the French Commercial Code; 17° For the registration of the endorsements provided for by article 59 of order no. 2006-346 of 23…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…declaration must be filed.The processing mentioned in the second paragraph is subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.II. - For the purposes o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6414-2

…16-2";6° In Article L. 6143-7, the words: ", partnership contracts pursuant toOrder No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts" are deleted, the reference: "L. 6145-1" is replaced by the re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…Social Security Code;15° Agricultural warrants;16° Leasing transactions involving movable property;17° Criminal seizures of businesses; 18° Orders issued pursuant to Articles L. 184-1 or L. 511-11 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…lateforme des données de santé ;16° Institut de recherche et documentation en économie de la santé ;17° Institut national d'études démographiques ;18° L'Observatoire français des drogues et toxicomani…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

…h complies with the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the traceability of to…

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