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Showing 371380 of 16142 articles for Art. CE 15-7-2021 n° 453490

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…le prudentiel et de résolution.Subject to Article L. 465-3-6, if it decides to initiate sanction proceedings, it notifies the persons concerned of the objections. It forwards the statement of objectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article L733-15

…taken by the judge pursuant to Article L. 733-13 may not be invoked against creditors whose existence has not been reported by the debtor and who have not been notified of these measures by the commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

The Board of Directors may delegate certain of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…parts of buildings or rights relating to these properties:1° Which constitute the principal residence of the transferor on the day of the transfer;1° bis In respect of the first transfer of a dwellin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Avoidance of conflicts of interest

Article R7123-15

…d the regional directorate for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment in the place where the activity is carried out of the following information 1° Invoicing arrangements that mak…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to allowances when the departmental share of property tax on built-up properties is transferred to the communes

Article 1518 quater

…ablishment of the tax base for property tax on built-up properties, the rate of rental value allowances mentioned in articles 1518 A and 1518 A quater is equal to the ratio between: 1° On the one hand…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

…° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 are liable to an administrative fine of up to two million euros for exceeding the maximum payment period set by the regulations referred to in article L. 2192-10, investi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article R413-15

…nour in which they undertake to respect the principles governing the French Republic;2° Diplomas or certifications attesting to their command of French at a level equal to or higher than level A2 of t…

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