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Showing 59815990 of 42420 articles for Art. 1873-3 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 July 1987

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consultation of registered information

Article R521-32

…ll indicate the following: 1° Concerning the owner of the property referred to in 5° of article R. 521-6 or, in the absence of property, the debtor: a) If it concerns a natural person who is a trader:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-38

…oice.The member of the Enforcement Committee referred to in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 621-15 or his or her representative appointed pursuant to this provision, who has access to all the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-329

Hospital practitioners governed by sections 1 and 2 who wish to extend their period of service must submit a request to the director general of the Centre national de gestion and at the same time to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-6

The following are considered as authors' artistic experience: 1° Writing or directing a cinematographic or audiovisual work of fiction, animation or creative documentary released in cinemas or broadca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-3

I.-Persons who set up or manage an approved establishment in accordance with the procedure set out in article R. 2311-2 may receive financial assistance from the State. This assistance is paid under c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…se the profession of chartered accountant pursuant to articles 83 ter and 83 quater of Order no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des Experts Comptables and regulating the title and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-3

Where the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1384,1384-0 A and 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code, result in a substantial loss of revenue for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30-1

…an-European individual retirement savings product (PEPP) and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/473 of 18 December 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3-1

…r a change of name to one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. Without prejudice to article 61, this choice may only be made once.Any person who provides proof…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

Pursuant to I of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing in France of units or shares of an AIF established in a third country managed by a management company established in a Member State of the European…

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