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Showing 17311740 of 3003 articles for Art. 28 juin 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…f 26 July 2005 L. 131-36 to L. 131-44 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-45 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 131-46 to L. 131-63 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-64 Order no. 2019-964…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 677

…s the constitution of rights in rem in immovable property referred to in a of 1° of amended article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 ; 2° Transfers of use of businesses, customer lists or immo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-31

…811-26 ;5° Where applicable, documents justifying that he fulfils the conditions of article R. 811-28-1;6° Where applicable, the certificate of completion of the training period referred to in articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R594-2

…532-6R. 532-7decree no. 2021-274 of 11 March 2021R. 532-8 to R. 532-16 R. 532-17R. 532-18 to R. 532-28R. 532-28-1 to R. 532-28-6decree no. 2021-274 of 11 March 2021 R. 532-29 to R. 532-58R. 532-67 to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-314

…lementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been declared complete pursuant to article L. 626-28; > 4° The safeguard plan is still in force pursuant to article L. 626-28. 4° The safeguard plan i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-17

…Article L. 262-28 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and who have started or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L752-6

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-45

Article L. 132-41 applies as from the entry into force of an industry agreement determining the minimum wage for professional journalists who derive most of their income from the use of still images a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Registration of the application

Article L521-1

Any foreign national present on French territory and wishing to apply for asylum shall present himself in person to the competent administrative authority, which shall register his application and pro…

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