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Showing 53815390 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 Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-9

…ution's revenue and expenditure; 3° He prepares and monitors the multi-annual performance contract; 4° He prepares and implements the decisions of the Board of Directors; 5° He submits the school's in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L733-9

…ame table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 171-1 to L. 171-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L732-9

…table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 171-1 to L. 171-3 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Transferable securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities.

Article R228-94

When, in accordance with article L. 225-149, the exercise of the rights attached to the securities giving access to the capital results in a fractional entitlement, this shall be paid in cash. This pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative penalties

Article L734-9

…ame table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 171-1 to L. 171-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Duration of the measure

Article 443

…judgment or in the event of the death of the person concerned. Without prejudice to articles 3 and 15, the judge may also terminate it when the protected person resides outside national territory, if…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

…r of the Minister responsible for the economy for the persons mentioned in 1° to 8°, 10° to 11° and 15° of Article L. 561-2, with the exception of the persons mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 561-36…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-7

The public prosecutor, the investigating courts, the liberty and custody judge and the trial courts, which are competent under the provisions of this code to order the seizure of property, are compete…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lien on claims arising from transactions.

Article R513-9

…513-11, the contract or document intended for public information within the meaning of article L. 412-1 or any equivalent document required for admission to regulated markets shall mention the benef…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations to overseas municipalities.

Article R2334-9-3

The development grant envelope for overseas municipalities mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 2334-23-1 is distributed between New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and Wallis-et-…

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