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Showing 42714280 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-238

…mmitment recorded since the undertaking was set up, as defined in its regulations and not exceeding 10%;3° When the units or shares and debt securities issued by the securitisation undertaking are no…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-11

For the application of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 622-10, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R631-14

…enting their corporate rights are transferred to the special account provided for in Article L. 631-10 a certificate allowing them to attend company meetings. Unless the court decides otherwise, this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262

…list of which is set by joint orders of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Transport ;10° The carriage by road of foreign passengers to and from abroad, travelling in groups of at least…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-2

…ursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or pursuant to a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the Conseil des Marchés Financiers or the Conseil d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…ear certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-510. Audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory audito…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…vity in solid materials Natural radionuclides Exemption limit value in concentration (kBq/ kg) K-40 10 U-238 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1 Th-232 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1(1) All radionucl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…of a provision in favour of the surviving members of the associations in the event of their death; 10° The conditions under which the company, in the event of dissolution not due to withdrawal of aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-21

…ns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible are communes:1° Located in an urban unit:a) Representing at least 10% of the department's population or with more than 250,000 inhabitants;b) Containing a commune eit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-13

…structs the delivery to the civil registrar of the joint acknowledgement referred to in Article 342-10 incurs liability. If the joint acknowledgement referred to in the same article 342-10 is not prov…

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