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Showing 41914200 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…9 Act no . 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-10 Act no. 2008 776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-11 to L. 518-13 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-14 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 September 2019 L. 518-15 to L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R53-8-53

…prosecutor, at least eighteen months before the release of the persons mentioned in Article 706-53-13, so that it can examine them in accordance with the provisions of article 706-53-14. If the commi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Transfers of public and ministerial offices

Article 724

…rate applies to deeds passed and agreements entered into from 10 May 1993.*Cf. Instruction 1996-08-13 7D-1-96. *

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…y not exceed €50,000 [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2013-679 DC of 4 December 2013], in the event of opposition to the taking of the copy referred to in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…pply, unless otherwise stipulated, to buildings for which planning permission was issued before 1st July 1997, whether they belong to private or public persons. II - In this section, the term "owner"…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…thin a period of twelve months to comply with the obligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2671-2

…of 29 March 2019D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2192-35D. 2196-5 to D. 2196-6Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2197-13…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…of 29 March 2019D. 2171-6 to D. 2171-14In Title IXD. 2192-2Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019D. 2192-35D. 2196-5 to D. 2196-6Resulting from decree no. 2022-767 of 2 May 2022D. 2197-13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D763-12

…he words: "in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to unde…

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