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Showing 40614070 of 10740 articles for Art. CJEU – Granarolo – 14 July 2016 – C-196/15

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R259

For the application of Article R. 15-14, notification is made via the military or administrative authority in the hierarchy, which issues a notice against a signature.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R365

For the application of article R. 15-14, notification is made via the military or administrative authority in the hierarchy, which issues a notice against a signature.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-13

…l, repurchase of shares or acquisition of its own shares by the company, as defined in articles D. 214-32-7-14 and D. 214-32-7-15; 2° Does not vote, within the governing bodies of the company concerne…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R773-18

…econd paragraph of the words: "in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021".

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R774-18

…econd paragraph of the words: "in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-26-1

…General Meeting with a report on its performance, which is sent to the supervisory authority by 15 July each year at the latest..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-8

…one of the cessation clauses provided for in section C of article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951. For the application of sections 5 and 6 of the same section C, the change in circumstance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-3

…resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

…n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-20 and R. 131-21n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-21-1order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016R. 131-22 to R. 131-24n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011

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