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Showing 40514060 of 50800 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 11-2-2009 n° 07-13.853

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D753-2

…312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article D754-2

…312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D752-2

…312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016D. 312-8 and D. 312-8-2n° 2022-347 of 11 March 2022D. 312-23 and D. 312-24n° 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019II. - For the app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment choices.

Article R3332-2

Where the plan offers several investment vehicles, its rules specify the terms and conditions under which members may change the allocation of their savings between these vehicles. However, the plan r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 283

1. Value added tax must be paid by the persons carrying out the taxable transactions, subject to the cases referred to in Articles 275 to 277 A where payment of the tax may be suspended.However, where…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 2288

A surety bond is the contract by which a guarantor undertakes to the creditor to pay the debtor's debt in the event of the latter's default. It can be taken out at the request of the principal debtor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-20

…d in the wanted persons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-26

The heavy equipment listed below is subject to the authorisation provided for in Article L. 6122-1:1° (Repealed) ;2° The following cross-sectional imaging equipment, with the exception of that exclusi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 260

1. Towing operations carried out under the conditions set out in articles 257 to 259 above are also reserved for the French flag: a) within the ports or territorial waters of mainland France and the F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-27

The Board of Directors of the association managing the fund determines the amount earmarked to finance the activities referred to in 1° of Article L. 2135-11, which may not be less than 73 million eur…

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