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Showing 41514160 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-3-2

When assessing the notification provided for in I of Article L. 511-12-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the credit institution or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy.

Article R961-1

…EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market is replaced by the refe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-29

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect notifies the mayor, in his capacity as civil registrar, of the identity and address of persons residing in the commun…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-32

…nutes of this meeting, drawn up jointly, are made public.The territorially competent Prefect or, in Paris, the Police Prefect organises meetings at regular intervals on the operation of detention faci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-17

The report drawn up by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal is notified directly to the authorised customs officer, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fifteen days, at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-4

…e defined as follows:a) Dress: black with large sleeves and velvet lapels (for the president of the Paris commercial court, during formal hearings and public ceremonies: red dress with black velvet fa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-24

…e committee is renewable. The presidents of the regional and departmental councils and the mayor of Paris serve for the duration of their term of office. The term of office of the elected representati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Openings, mutations and transfers

Article R3335-15

The Préfet de département or, in Paris, the Préfet de police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône may determine by decree, in certain communes and with…

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

Article R223-18-1

The six-month period provided for the shareholders' meeting by article L. 223-26 may be extended, at the request of the manager, by order of the president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-236

The insurance risks referred to in article L. 214-187 are those covered by classes 1 to 26 mentioned in article R. 321-1 of the French Insurance Code.

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