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Showing 5160 of 9058 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2017 n° 396209

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval

Article L214-24-24

The formation, conversion or liquidation of a general-purpose investment fund or a subfund of a general-purpose investment fund is subject to authorisation by the Autorité des marchés financiers.The A…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2493

…e applicable only if, at the date of birth, at least one of the child's parents was residing in France legally, under cover of a residence permit, and uninterruptedly for more than three months.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…ht-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 533-1 Ordinance no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-2 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-2-1 to L. 5…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2404

…of Article 2402 conserves its mortgage by the double registration made: 1° By the author of the police order issued pursuant to chapitre Ier du titre Ier du livre V ou de l'article L. 521-3-2 du code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains on securities realised by private individuals

Article 248 B

…150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the securities received in exchange, the c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section X: The duty to act in a reserved manner.

Article 24

The parties are required to maintain the respect due to justice. The judge may, depending on the seriousness of the breaches, issue injunctions, even of his own motion, delete writings, declare them l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 244

The technician must disclose in his opinion all information that sheds light on the issues to be examined. He is prohibited from revealing any other information of which he may become aware in the cou…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 240

The judge cannot give the technician the task of conciliating the parties.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 248

The technician is prohibited from receiving directly from a party, in any form whatsoever, any remuneration even by way of reimbursement of disbursements, except by order of the judge.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article 243

The technician may request communication of all documents from the parties and third parties, unless the judge orders otherwise in the event of difficulty.

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