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Showing 60916100 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-3

…urt within whose jurisdiction the company participating in the operation is registered shall, after carrying out the verification provided for in Article L. 236-17, issue a certificate of compliance o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…claration filed under conditions and deadlines set by decree, the information required for the application of Article 8(3a) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6414-2

For application in Mayotte :1° Article L. 6141-1: a) In the second paragraph, the words: "may be communal, inter-communal, departmental, inter-departmental, regional, inter-regional or national" are r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…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
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

The register governed by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-0 bis

…nt of a merger of public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with additional own taxation, carried out under the conditions provided for by article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Code of Territo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4

…tion (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation No 1889/2005 is punishable by a fine equ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

…s covering natural persons outside their professional activities and falling within the branches or categories of contracts defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the insured may, after a period of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2

…rned has disregarded the rules laid down by the company with regard to risk-taking, in particular because of his or her responsibility for actions resulting in significant losses for the company or in…

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