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Showing 41914200 of 23166 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 21-12-2007 n° 06-12.769

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-41

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 563-1 to R. 563-5n° 2010-1504 of 7 December 2010II. - For the application of I, in article R. 563-1, the words: "neit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-2

Local authorities, their public establishments, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of an administrative public service falling wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-15

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, where it is the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, continuously monitors compliance with the conditions set out in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Single-operating semi-public companies

Article L1863-1

Articles L. 1541-1 to L. 1541-3 are applicable to single-operation semi-public companies created by the communes of French Polynesia or by their groupings.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Semi-public companies

Article R122-7

The provisions of articles R. 122-1 to R. 122-3 and R. 122-5 are applicable to local semi-public sports companies.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L4331-3

Revenue from the investment section includes in particular: a) State subsidies and contributions from local authorities, their groupings and third parties to investment expenditure; b) Proceeds from l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-22

…up. This provision does not alter the powers of the syndicat de communes, which becomes a syndicat mixte within the meaning of article L. 5711-1, or of the syndicat mixte concerned. Neither does it m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-42

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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In force

Article Annexe II

Annex II: Relative to the information that must appear in the annual report provided for in article R. 2333-120-15 1° Name of the municipality, public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-6

Parrogation au 4° de l'article R. 431-5, l'étranger, titulaire d'une carte de séjour pluriannuelle, à l'exception de la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " passeport talent " prévue l'a…

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