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Showing 21012110 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

Article R721-22

A judge appointed by the first president of each court of appeal from among the judges of the court is responsible for responding to any request for an opinion on an ethical issue that the president o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: College of supervisors

Article R613-1

…mber States concerned. When establishing a college of supervisors in accordance with Article L. 613-20-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall work closely with the European Bank…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-5

…1% 150,001 to 750,000 0.941% 750,001 to 3,000,000 0.564% 3,000,001 to 7,000,000 0.376% 7,000,001 to 20,000,000 0.282%

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-2

…ided for in the first paragraph is issued in consideration of the criteria listed in Article L. 132-20-1.A decree of the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions for issuing and withdrawing authorisation. I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-4

…d and unchanged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in III of article L. 132-20-1 and meeting the conditions mentioned in II of article L. 132-20-3, on national territory, of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 11: Instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L133-28

…4° II and III of Article L. 133-15, Article L. 133-17, III of Article L. 133-19 and Article L. 133-20 may not apply to instruments mentioned in I for which the payment service provider does not have…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Sectoral global markets

Article L2171-6

…ture of the Greater Paris public transport network within the meaning of II of Article 7 of Law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 on Greater Paris, or of the public transport infrastructure for which it is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L732-4

…ns provided for in II and III: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Stability of the financial system

Article L733-4

…ns provided for in II and III: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 141-5-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 141-6-1Order 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 II - For the application of I,…

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