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Showing 19211930 of 20508 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 15 November 2024

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…ith the exception of the last paragraphn° 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R4642-9

…chapter, the Agency's financial system is set out in Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. The Agency's budget shall generally includ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-35

The budget is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 25 November of the previous year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…ith the exception of the last paragraphn° 2022-110 of 1 February 2022R. 214-203-2n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-203-3n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-203-4n°2018-1004 of 19 November 2018…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 804

…ing resulting from Law No. 2023-703 of 1 August 2023 relating to military programming for the years 2024 to 2030 and containing various provisions concerning defence, in New Caledonia, French Polynesi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-53

…lle. Those of its sub-section 5 apply exclusively there.The emoluments applicable until 29 February 2024 are those provided for by this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-10

…ely to the judicial officers of these three departments.The emoluments applicable until 29 February 2024 are those provided for in this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-35-1

…e agent appointed to ensure that the wishes expressed within the meaning of Article 3 of the law of 15 November 1887 on the freedom of funerals, the change or changes made to equivalent supplies and s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 21: Hygiene of products, foodstuffs and animal feed mentioned in 6° of Article L. 412-1

Article R412-37

…rovisions of Articles 1 to 4 and of Chapter I of Annex I to amended Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-51

…f Public Finance and exclusively, by way of derogation from Article 25 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, either by submission of a cert…

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