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Showing 38313840 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4432-11

…is filled under the initial conditions of appointment provided for in articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-10. The new member is appointed under the conditions and within the timeframe provided for in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-20

The professional practice standard relating to the statutory auditor's reports on the annual and consolidated financial statements, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: NEP-730 Accou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…s right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a €10,000 fine. This fine applies to each request if all or some of the documents or information reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…he person who filed the draft offer, acting alone or in concert within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, does not hold a number of shares representing more than half of the capit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-4

…e whether the transaction they are carrying out is one of those referred to in 3° of Article L. 561-10. II.When they carry out the operation referred to in I, the persons referred to in Article L. 561…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

Articles L. 22-10-62, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-210 and Articles L. 225-211 and L. 22-10-64 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs covered by this sub-paragraph.A SICAF cover…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55-3

…within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided for by the provisions of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where applicable, the increase in the fine provided for by the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations with the health insurance scheme

Article R6223-9

…duration on expiry of a period of two months from the notification provided for in article R. 6223-10. The company's withdrawal from the agreement is subject to the same appeal procedures as those ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-32

…variety certificate, as defined in Article L. 623-4, constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros. If the accused has been convicted of the same offence within the previous five years,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-28

The members of the jury or experts mentioned in article R. 212-10-2 must inform the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion immediately of any failure to comply with the certification te…

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