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Showing 91419150 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-4

…et out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments by technic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R4421-3

…eir spread in the community is possible, but there is generally effective prophylaxis or treatment; 4° Group 4 comprises biological agents which cause serious illness in humans and constitute a seriou…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…g the collegiate practice of auditing financial statements. Allocation of work and joint review >. 04. Each statutory auditor performs the work necessary to enable him to form an opinion on the entity…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

…ions of this chapter and by the non-contradictory provisions of Book II, Titles I to IV and the loi n° 47-1775 du 10 septembre 1947 portant statut de la coopération. The provisions of Book II, Titles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 310-3)

Article Annexe 3-2

Prefecture of the department of: SALE IN LIQUIDATION (Art.L. 310-1, R. 310-1 et seq. of the French Commercial Code)Receipt of declaration no. Date of receipt of complete file:Name or corporate name of…

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

Article 321-18

…of the project for the targeted broadcast formats and media;3° The technical mastery of the project;4° The coherence of the budget and the financing plan.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article D6152-539-4

…s relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation initiatives mentioned in article L. 6134-1; An order of the ministers responsible for the budget and health determines the conditions for a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-45-1

…curate or incomplete information, shall be punishable by the penalties provided for in Article L. 574-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-3

…ed holding companies or mixed parent undertakings of finance companies as defined in Article L. 517-4-1 do not apply.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-40-1

The mention of essentially derived varieties within the meaning of IV of article L. 623-4, whether or not covered by a plant variety certificate, identified by their variety denomination, may be regis…

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