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Showing 22512260 of 20661 articles for Art. Cass. 2e civ. 14 June 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to accountants (R)

Article D1617-21

…ccounting officer to carry out the controls provided for by the provisions of Title I of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation of certain transactions in financial instruments

Article L621-8

…Autorité des marchés financiers shall perform the duties arising from Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and shall ensure that the provisions thereof are applied. II-Any new fact or any error…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44

…e conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant to Article 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting, the documents sent to them…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-7

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Secondary accountants may be appointed by the accounti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…agraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law and governed by the law of one or more other Member S…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Cross-border processing

Article L236-50

…nion listed in Annex II to Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law, and transfers at least its registered office to that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L783-12

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the applicatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L784-12

…ht-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 Act 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the applicatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-30 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 621-30-1 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 II.-For the applicati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20…

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