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Showing 43114320 of 22958 articles for Art. 1844 · Cass. com. 9 February 1999

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…der 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-38 with the exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…der 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 511-38 with the exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 202…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

…ted and any credit balance returned, when this verification is carried out by a person mentioned in 9° and 9° bis of Article L. 561-2; 3° If a contract is concluded, identity is verified at the latest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-105

…nth of their date after, where applicable, publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 210-9 or to the article 24 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of the loi n°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-194

…e according to the following scale: RANGES OF ASSET RATE APPLICABLE From 0 to 1068 € 3.6% From €1,069 to €2,135 2.4% From €2,136 to €3,964 1.2% From €3,965 to €9,147 0.6% Over €9,147 0.3%2° If default…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration

Article D6153-1-8

…provided for in 8° of the same article; 8° Where applicable, the special allowance provided for in 9° of the same article; 9° Where applicable, the reimbursement of transport costs provided for in 10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-6

…instruct a mediator, under the conditions set out in section 1 of chapter I of title II of law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 relating to the organisation of the courts and to civil, criminal and admi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 septies

…n Articles 72 and 73 of Annex III to this code, taken in application of Article 52 of the law of 28 February 1934, are subject to value added tax at the rate of 2.1% in the departments of mainland Fra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

…authority of French Polynesia, under the conditions set out in Article 34 of the Organic Law of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. An agreement between the State and Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-4

…ws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters falli…

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