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Showing 32513260 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

…Four or Part Six of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requirements set out in its Articles 92a and 92b ; 3° The compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-15

I.-The information mentioned in I and II of article L. 22-10-9 is made available to the public free of charge on the company's website for a period of ten years. Without prejudice to the third paragra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

…es applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code, for passenger transport operations.II. - The flat-rate tax…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings without mandatory representation.

Article 989

Where the statement of appeal does not contain a statement, even a summary statement, of the grounds of appeal against the contested decision, the appellant must, on pain of forfeiture established by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…re : 1° UCITS ; 2° FIA ; 3° UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ; 4° FIA governed by foreig…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-9

…ed under article 222-3, between 2 September 2020 and 16 February 2021, are those set out in article 916-10.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-9

In order to encourage the resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works, the rates for calculating the sums representing the automatic financial aid to which production companies may la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article R775-9

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 519-1n° 2012-101 of 26 January 2012R. 519-2 to R. 519-4 with the exception of IIINo. 2019-1098 of 29 O…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15-2

If the sentenced person does not wish to benefit from an adjustment or conversion of his sentence or if, in the light of the reasoned report from the prison integration and probation service, such an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article R1233-15-1

The administrative authority referred to in articles L. 1233-57-13 and L. 1233-57-21 is the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office. The information and reports…

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