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Showing 26812690 of 4213 articles for Art. CE 31 Mar 2017 n° 401059

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30-1

Each year, before 30 April of the following year, innovation mutual funds send the Autorité des marchés financiers a summary statement of the companies financed, the securities held and the amounts in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Decisions that may be challenged and conditions of appeal

Article 568-1

…n investigating chamber, ruling under the conditions set out in the fourth paragraph of Article 695-31 or the fourth paragraph of Article 695-46, the time limit for appeal mentioned in the first parag…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-27

…rs provide proof that at least one screening with paid admissions was to have been organised before 31 December 2020.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 bis

…ally engages in the retail purchase of ferrous and non-ferrous metals is required to submit, before 31 January each year, to the departmental directorate of public finance of the place of his residenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-28

…the management of the Group shall be made available to the statutory auditors at the registered office at least one month before, as the case may be: 1° The convening of the meeting provided for in Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-25

…e sole manager, and with regard to decisions to approve the accounts taken by the sole member in place of the general meeting, the management report, the accounts and, where applicable, the auditors'…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-39

…vided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments and units mentioned in Article R. 695-9-31 shall inform the competent department of the requesting State. In the case provided for in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-15

In the event of placement under house arrest with mobile electronic surveillance, the person shall be subject to the automated processing provided for by articles 763-12 of this code and R. 544-18 et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-40-2

…of the housing solidarity fund, the local funds created pursuant to article 7 of Act no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 as amended and the associations authorised to grant aid from the fund, relating to their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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