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Showing 33513360 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D775-39

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-5

I.-The retail supply, whether free of charge or for consideration, of:1° Medicated feedingstuffs as provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018;2° Veterinary medicinal pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67

…224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-2, articles L. 225-3 to L. 225-16, L. 225-25, L. 225-26, L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, the fourth paragraph of article L. 227-1, articles L. 227-13 to L. 227…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat ; 2° Le cas échéant, de l'obligation de qualification professionnelle des personnes exerçant certaines activ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 quater A bis

…shed for each item of rolling stock according to its type and use in accordance with the following scale:CATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Metro Power car and trailer 14 286 Other equipment S…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-17

…ourist tax collected in the Ile-de-France region by the municipalities mentioned in article L. 2333-26 as well as by the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-72

…h 40 councillors or less 17 hours per month Councils with more than 40 and less than 60 councillors 26 hours per month Councils with 60 or more councillors 39 hours per month Bobigny, Lyon, Marseille…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-22

…ded for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-22

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-2

…of Article 4(1) 47 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the management standards determined by an order of the Minister responsible for t…

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