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Showing 47914800 of 23074 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 20-12-2000 n° 1765

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

When the AIF acquires, disposes of or holds shares in a company whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-15

The personal interview will be audio recorded.The person concerned will be informed at the start of the interview of how the audio recording will be carried out, in particular the procedures for ensur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-6

For the application of IV of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take into account, in the reasons for its decision on a consolidated basis, the opinions an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-21

The procedure provided for in article L. 752-4 is applicable to any planning permission application relating to a project for the creation or extension of a building in a commune with a population of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-111

The articles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of eac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-23

If, within the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal, there is no sworn broker specialising in a given category of goods, or if this broker refuses, the court may appoint a broker in the speciality in q…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-2

The property and rights of the section are managed by the town council and the mayor. When it is formed pursuant to Article L. 2411-3, the syndicate commission and its chairman exercise the management…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-10

When the public prosecutor or investigating judge deems it appropriate to have an in-depth assessment carried out, this shall be carried out by a victim support association with general accreditation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-13

The appointment of the members of the special negotiating body shall be notified to the managers of the company, subsidiary or establishment in which the employees' representatives work or, where appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-13

The appointments of the members of the special negotiation body are notified to the managers of the company, subsidiary or establishment in which the employee representatives work or, where applicable…

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