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Showing 14311440 of 34507 articles for Art. 7 May 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

…o-production agreement, on the territory of the State or States of the co-producers. This condition may be waived subject to compliance with the provisions of b of 2°; 2° In a minimum proportion set b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-7

…Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and L. 225-82 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-64. However, by exception to article L. 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

…ar to be fraudulent in view of the terms and conditions and the price obtained, the competent judge may decide to postpone the seizure of the property on the sale price, after paying the creditors hol…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-11

A sentencing decision handed down by a French court or a court of a Member State may be transmitted, as the case may be, by the competent French authority for the purposes of recognition and enforceme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-72

…ciation, subject to the application of the laws and regulations in force. No preferential treatment may be granted to a member.Following the Ordinary General Meeting held to approve the annual account…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-7

…th the obligations to file the declarations provided for in 6° of I of Article 11 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life. Their declarations of interest are made ava…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-71

…ion system pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and ame…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-7

…ge taken on a proposal from the administrative authority, the hearings provided for in this section may be held with the use of audiovisual telecommunication means guaranteeing the confidentiality of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book I: Provisions common to all courts

Article 748-1

…cuments, notices, warnings or summonses, reports, minutes and enforceable copies of court decisions may be effected by electronic means under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid…

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