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Showing 101110 of 51993 articles for Art. CE 24-4-2019 n° 419912 confirming CAA Nancy 22-2-2018 n° 17NC00780

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-4

…r his delegate may order a stay of execution of the decision if it is likely to entail manifestly excessive consequences.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-22

Where several companies are responsible for the distribution of the same film, the direct allocation is awarded to each of the companies on the basis of the distribution costs it has actually incurred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-4

…of the master UCITS. In order to fulfil this obligation, it may rely on information and documents received from the master UCITS or, where applicable, from the management company, the depositary and t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-22

During the criminal investigation, the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is presented, in support of an application, in a separate writ…

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

Article 2494

…1-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-4-A

…the elected representative benefits, as well as the reimbursement from the municipality, does not exceed the amount of the service provided. The deliberation establishes the conditions enabling the mu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2402

…e claims to which a special legal mortgage is attached are as follows: 1° The claim for the sale price of an immovable is secured on it; 2° The claim of the person who provided the funds for the acqui…

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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
Section 4: Contractual mortgages

Article 2417

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual mortgages

Article 2413

Contracts made in foreign countries cannot give a mortgage on French property, unless there are provisions contrary to this principle in political laws or treaties.

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