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Showing 49214930 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 4: FIAs open to professional investors

Article L742-9

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

…same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Director.

Article R1142-52

…on relating to the compensation referred to in articles L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-21, L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-17, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-4 , L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3 .The Director shall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

Any taxpayer who, between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2010, acquires a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion forming part of a classified tourist residence in a rural revitalis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

…he minutes of the general meeting and a summary of unpaid amounts for each co-owner. (2) Article L. 1331-29 III and articles R. 1331-6 to R. 1331-8 of the Public Health Code for insalubrity; article L…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-2

…tated in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording resulting from In Title I R. 410-1 R. 413-1 to R. 413-12R. 413-13from decree no. 2021-1790 of 23 December 2021R. 413-14. and R. 413-15 R. 4…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-5

…the authorisation may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions laid down in article L. 6122-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation for damage resulting from the implementation of health measures mentioned in articles L. 3131-1, L. 3134-1 and L. 3135-1

Article R3131-3-1

If the procedure was carried out as part of measures taken in application of articles L. 3131-1 , L. 3134-1 or L. 3135-1, the director of the Office will, if necessary, arrange for an expert appraisal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-2

…"the Health Agency";5° Des articles L. 5211-1 to L. 5211-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-2, L. 5212-3, L. 5213-1 and L. 5213-2, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-14

The indications provided for in 1° of Article R. 512-13 are recorded at the initiative of the National Institute of Industrial Property or, in the case of a court decision, at the request of the regis…

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