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Showing 26312640 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-7

I. - When some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or a syndicat mixte form part of a communauté d'agglomération, by the creation of this communauté, by the merger of public establishments of in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-68-1

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 232-25, the categories of legal persons who finance or invest, directly or indirectly, in companies, or provide services for the benefit of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…report as soon as possible to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, to the European Central Bank, any fact or decision concerning the person subject to its super…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345 bis

…this code, by arguing a different interpretation.II - The guarantee provided for in I is also applicable when the administration has formally taken a position on the assessment of a factual situation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Composite insurance undertakings

Article R352-35

…2-5, insurance undertakings undertaking both the risks referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 310-1 calculate: a) A notional amount of the life Minimum Capital Requirement, in respect of their life in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZA

…ed for by the article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly shopkeepers and craftsmen are persons liable to value added tax who satisfy th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table 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 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations.

Article R513-7

Société de Crédit Foncier ensures that its cash requirements are covered at all times over a period of 180 days, taking into account forecast flows of principal and interest on its assets as well as n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-4

…ing or for one or more of the dossiers on its agenda. The alternate member shall belong to the same category of member as that of the member he is deputising for: members appointed under 2° to 7° of I…

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