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Showing 461470 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting obligations

Article D722-8

I. - For the purposes of the second paragraph of article L. 722-8, the documents accepted to prove the origin of cash in an amount equal to or greater than 50,000 euros or 5,966,500 CFP francs are as…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2474

Mortgages are extinguished in particular:1° By the extinction of the principal obligation subject to the case provided for in Article 2422;2° By the creditor's renunciation of the mortgage subject to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 8: Transfer and extinction of mortgages

Article 2473

The mortgage is transferred ipso jure with the secured claim. The mortgagee may subrogate another creditor in the mortgage and retain his claim. He may also, by an assignment of anteriority, assign hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-8

For the application of 2° of article L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article D212-84-1

The Commission for the Recognition of Qualifications referred to in article R. 212-84 is attached to the Minister for Sport. It is chaired by the Director of Sport or his representative. Its members a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-84-1

When the French Anti-Doping Agency decides to reject or grant an application for recognition of a Therapeutic Use Exemption issued by an International Federation or a body referred to in 4° of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Employees and managers of the International Chamber of Commerce

Article 81 D

…s applicable provided that the persons concerned have not been domiciled for tax purposes in France during the five calendar years preceding that in which they take up their post and, until 31 Decembe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 decies

…definitive invalidity of the insured, taxable in the pensions category in accordance with the procedures defined in the first paragraph of article 163-0 A bis. (1) These provisions apply to capital p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-8

For new housing developments, the preliminary design and final design studies may be carried out in a single design phase.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special transfer rules

Article D132-8

Individual rights currently being built up in respect of contracts offering the benefits mentioned in Article L. 143-1, but which have not been taken out as part of supplementary occupational retireme…

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