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Showing 12011210 of 30018 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 6 July 2016 – no. 15-21.811

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-15

I.-The person making the request for exoneration or the claim is exempt from the deposit if they send a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-15

…ts for information on the payer and payee sent to them by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the judicial authorities and criminal i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-15

The decision to appoint an agent, taken in application of Article L. 151-3-1, paragraph I, section d, shall specify the foreseeable duration of the agent's assignment and the monthly remuneration, whi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-15

The ballot shall be opened in the places and at the times determined by the committee and brought to the attention of the staff by means of a circular. Voters cast their votes in person. Absentee vote…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-15

…es or currencies; d) Financial indices, satisfying the conditions laid down in I of Article R. 214-16; 2° The counterparties to transactions in OTC financial contracts are either institutions acting a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations.

Article R213-15

…e rules governing bonds issued by commercial companies are set out in articles R. 228-57 to R. 228-86 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-155

…ion and Housing Code, may not have been acquired from one of the bodies referred to in articles L. 365-2, L. 411-2 or L. 481-1 or of the same code. II. - The properties mentioned in 3° of I may not re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-158

Companies may only merge if the majority of their assets are made up of properties used primarily for residential purposes or primarily for commercial purposes. To determine whether a property is used…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-159

The draft terms of merger are drawn up by the management company of each of the companies involved in the transaction. It shall contain the following information 1° An inventory of the property assets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-15

Pursuant to Article L. 631-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall monitor compliance by credit institutions with the provisions of this sub-section.

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